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"Ready To Make Unpopular Decisions For Nation's Sake": Lankan President
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
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S Jaishankar Holds Talks With Sri Lankan Counterpart In Colombo
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.
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Sri Lanka To Slash Military By A Third Amid Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the defence minister said on Friday.
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Lanka Premier League To Be Played From December 6 To 23
The T20 League which was originally slated to be played from August 1 to 21, had been rescheduled last month due to the economic crisis in the nation.
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"Negative Publicity": Sri Lanka Cricket On Reason Behind Shifting Of Asia Cup To UAE
Asia Cup 2022 will be played in the UAE after the tournament was moved out of Sri Lanka due to ongoing economic crisis in the country
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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Second Test Might Be Moved To Galle Amid Economic Crisis: Report
The second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is scheduled to be played in Colombo, starting July 24.
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Sri Lanka's Economic Journey To Crisis, From Promise To Dystopia: 10 Facts
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has become political, with protesters taking to the streets against the political class. However, the genesis of the present crisis lies in rampant economic mismanagement since the 2000s.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Assures All Possible Economic Assistance To Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
Nirmala Sitharaman met her Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry and assured him that as a close friend and good neighbour, India will try to extend all possible cooperation and assistance to the island nation amidst its worst economic crisis.
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"Leave IPL For A Week, Support Protests": Arjuna Ranatunga To Sri Lankan Players
Sri Lanka is battling a severe economic crisis with food and fuel scarcity affecting a large number of the people in the island nation. The economy has been in a free-fall since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sri Lanka Central Bank Hikes Interest Rates By 7% To Tackle Spiraling Inflation
Sri Lanka's central bank has decided to hike interest rates by an unprecedented 700 basis points to tame high inflation amid the worst economic crisis that has led to protests across the country and put President Gotabaya Rajapaksa under mounting pressure to resign.
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Monitoring Developments In Sri Lanka "Very Closely", Says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that it is monitoring political and economic developments in Sri Lanka "very closely" as public unrest in the island nation grows amid its worst economic crisis in decades.
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"Ready To Make Unpopular Decisions For Nation's Sake": Lankan President
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
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S Jaishankar Holds Talks With Sri Lankan Counterpart In Colombo
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.
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Sri Lanka To Slash Military By A Third Amid Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the defence minister said on Friday.
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Lanka Premier League To Be Played From December 6 To 23
The T20 League which was originally slated to be played from August 1 to 21, had been rescheduled last month due to the economic crisis in the nation.
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"Negative Publicity": Sri Lanka Cricket On Reason Behind Shifting Of Asia Cup To UAE
Asia Cup 2022 will be played in the UAE after the tournament was moved out of Sri Lanka due to ongoing economic crisis in the country
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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Second Test Might Be Moved To Galle Amid Economic Crisis: Report
The second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is scheduled to be played in Colombo, starting July 24.
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Sri Lanka's Economic Journey To Crisis, From Promise To Dystopia: 10 Facts
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has become political, with protesters taking to the streets against the political class. However, the genesis of the present crisis lies in rampant economic mismanagement since the 2000s.
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Nirmala Sitharaman Assures All Possible Economic Assistance To Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
Nirmala Sitharaman met her Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry and assured him that as a close friend and good neighbour, India will try to extend all possible cooperation and assistance to the island nation amidst its worst economic crisis.
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"Leave IPL For A Week, Support Protests": Arjuna Ranatunga To Sri Lankan Players
Sri Lanka is battling a severe economic crisis with food and fuel scarcity affecting a large number of the people in the island nation. The economy has been in a free-fall since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sri Lanka Central Bank Hikes Interest Rates By 7% To Tackle Spiraling Inflation
Sri Lanka's central bank has decided to hike interest rates by an unprecedented 700 basis points to tame high inflation amid the worst economic crisis that has led to protests across the country and put President Gotabaya Rajapaksa under mounting pressure to resign.
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Monitoring Developments In Sri Lanka "Very Closely", Says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that it is monitoring political and economic developments in Sri Lanka "very closely" as public unrest in the island nation grows amid its worst economic crisis in decades.
