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Sri Lanka's Economy Not Out Crisis Yet, Says President In Budget Speech
- Monday November 13, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday presented his government's 2024 budget, emphasising the need for tough reforms until the full recovery of the cash-strapped island nation's economy.
- www.ndtv.com
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Financially Stuck Sri Lanka, Moves To Restructure Domestic Debt
- Monday June 26, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lankan authorities have declared a five-day closure of financial markets from Thursday ahead of a controversial move to restructure the government's domestic debt amounting to more than $51 billion.
- www.ndtv.com
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Expecting Agreement To Solve Ethnic Conflict By Year-End: Lanka President
- Monday May 1, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday said he is keen on settling the ethnic conflict with the minority Tamil community.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lankan Government's Printer Requests Funds To Print Ballot Papers
- Thursday March 9, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
The Sri Lankan government's printer Gangani Liyanage on Thursday made written requests to both the Treasury Secretary and police chief to hold the much-delayed local council elections now scheduled for April 25.
- www.ndtv.com
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"A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed": Sri Lanka's Praise For India
- Wednesday March 8, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister also stated that the Indian government took some very bold, decisive actions by providing the island nation with about 3.9 billion worth of bilateral credit and accreditation.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Ready To Make Unpopular Decisions For Nation's Sake": Lankan President
- Wednesday February 8, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday that he will go ahead with the devolution of powers within a united Sri Lanka and continue with his unpopular decisions to ensure that the bankrupt country recovered from the economic crisis
- www.ndtv.com
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S Jaishankar Holds Talks With Sri Lankan Counterpart In Colombo
- Thursday January 19, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry soon after his arrival in Colombo, as India informed the IMF its assurance for providing a much-needed bailout to the cash-strapped island nation.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK To Deport Sri Lankan Refugees To 'Third Country': Report
- Sunday October 23, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to 'a safe third country,' unless they returned to Sri Lanka 'voluntarily'.
- www.ndtv.com
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Social Media Ban For Lankan Government Officials After Child Hunger Posts
- Wednesday September 28, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka ordered civil servants on Wednesday not to express opinions on social media after some officials claimed schoolchildren were fainting from a lack of food due to the country's dire economic crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amid Crisis, 12 More Sri Lankan Nationals Arrive In Tamil Nadu
- Wednesday September 21, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Hit by the economic crisis in their country, 12 more Sri Lankan nationals arrived here on Tuesday, officials said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lankan Tower, Taller Than 1,000 Feet, Displays Beijing's Control
- Monday September 12, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A huge green and purple communications tower in Sri Lanka financed with Chinese debt that has become a symbol of the ousted Rajapaksa clan's closeness to Beijing will finally open this week.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Likely To Return On Saturday
- Thursday September 1, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka following an uprising against his government over the island-nation's worst-ever economic crisis, may return from Thailand on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Crisis-Stricken Sri Lanka Bans Import Of 300 Consumer Goods Items
- Wednesday August 24, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
The cash-strapped Sri Lankan government has slapped a ban on the import of 300 consumer items like chocolates, perfumes and shampoos until further notice, as the island nation tried to tackle its worst economic crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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IMF, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe Begin Talks For Bailout Package
- Wednesday August 24, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and a visiting IMF team on Wednesday analysed Sri Lanka's current economic crisis as the two sides began crucial talks to finalise a bailout package and secure a staff-level agreement for the cash-strapped country.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Top Court Extends Travel Ban On Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Thursday August 11, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the travel ban imposed on the country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa until September 5.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka's Economy Not Out Crisis Yet, Says President In Budget Speech
- Monday November 13, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday presented his government's 2024 budget, emphasising the need for tough reforms until the full recovery of the cash-strapped island nation's economy.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Financially Stuck Sri Lanka, Moves To Restructure Domestic Debt
- Monday June 26, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lankan authorities have declared a five-day closure of financial markets from Thursday ahead of a controversial move to restructure the government's domestic debt amounting to more than $51 billion.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Expecting Agreement To Solve Ethnic Conflict By Year-End: Lanka President
- Monday May 1, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday said he is keen on settling the ethnic conflict with the minority Tamil community.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sri Lankan Government's Printer Requests Funds To Print Ballot Papers
- Thursday March 9, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
The Sri Lankan government's printer Gangani Liyanage on Thursday made written requests to both the Treasury Secretary and police chief to hold the much-delayed local council elections now scheduled for April 25.
- www.ndtv.com
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"A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed": Sri Lanka's Praise For India
- Wednesday March 8, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister also stated that the Indian government took some very bold, decisive actions by providing the island nation with about 3.9 billion worth of bilateral credit and accreditation.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Ready To Make Unpopular Decisions For Nation's Sake": Lankan President
- Wednesday February 8, 2023
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Wednesday that he will go ahead with the devolution of powers within a united Sri Lanka and continue with his unpopular decisions to ensure that the bankrupt country recovered from the economic crisis
- www.ndtv.com
-
S Jaishankar Holds Talks With Sri Lankan Counterpart In Colombo
- Thursday January 19, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry soon after his arrival in Colombo, as India informed the IMF its assurance for providing a much-needed bailout to the cash-strapped island nation.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK To Deport Sri Lankan Refugees To 'Third Country': Report
- Sunday October 23, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to 'a safe third country,' unless they returned to Sri Lanka 'voluntarily'.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Social Media Ban For Lankan Government Officials After Child Hunger Posts
- Wednesday September 28, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka ordered civil servants on Wednesday not to express opinions on social media after some officials claimed schoolchildren were fainting from a lack of food due to the country's dire economic crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amid Crisis, 12 More Sri Lankan Nationals Arrive In Tamil Nadu
- Wednesday September 21, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Hit by the economic crisis in their country, 12 more Sri Lankan nationals arrived here on Tuesday, officials said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lankan Tower, Taller Than 1,000 Feet, Displays Beijing's Control
- Monday September 12, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A huge green and purple communications tower in Sri Lanka financed with Chinese debt that has become a symbol of the ousted Rajapaksa clan's closeness to Beijing will finally open this week.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Likely To Return On Saturday
- Thursday September 1, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka following an uprising against his government over the island-nation's worst-ever economic crisis, may return from Thailand on Saturday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Crisis-Stricken Sri Lanka Bans Import Of 300 Consumer Goods Items
- Wednesday August 24, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
The cash-strapped Sri Lankan government has slapped a ban on the import of 300 consumer items like chocolates, perfumes and shampoos until further notice, as the island nation tried to tackle its worst economic crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
-
IMF, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe Begin Talks For Bailout Package
- Wednesday August 24, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and a visiting IMF team on Wednesday analysed Sri Lanka's current economic crisis as the two sides began crucial talks to finalise a bailout package and secure a staff-level agreement for the cash-strapped country.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sri Lanka Top Court Extends Travel Ban On Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Thursday August 11, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the travel ban imposed on the country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa until September 5.
- www.ndtv.com