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Sri Lanka's First Presidential Vote Since Unrest To Be Held On September 21
- Friday July 26, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The election will be the first test of the public mood since the height of the 2022 downturn, which caused months of food, fuel and medicine shortages across the island nation.
- www.ndtv.com
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India's Much-Needed Moves To Counter China Influence In Sri Lanka
- Tuesday December 27, 2022
- India News | Reuters
When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food and medicines earlier this year, India stepped into the breach.
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Sri Lanka's Economy Shrinks 8.4 Per Cent Amid Fertiliser, Fuel Shortages
- Thursday September 15, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's economy shrank 8.4% in the quarter through June from a year ago in one of the steepest declines seen in a three-month period, amid fertiliser and fuel shortages during the nation's most severe financial crisis in more than seven decades.
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"No Kerosene, No Food": Sri Lanka's Fishermen Struggle To Survive
- Wednesday September 7, 2022
- World News | Reuters
As the sun rose over Sri Lanka one morning in late August, around a dozen fishermen were laying out their nets on a beach in Mannar, a small island just off the country's northwestern coast, the start of the day's work.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka's Fuel Rationing Plan Amid Severe Shortage
- Tuesday July 26, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12 months as it is facing a severe shortage of foreign exchange, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has said while announcing a rationing system.
- www.ndtv.com
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Pursues Foreign Oil Firms Amid Acute Fuel Shortages
- Tuesday July 26, 2022
- Business | Reuters
Sri Lanka canvassed oil companies in petroleum-producing nations on Tuesday to import and sell their products in the Indian Ocean island, opening its market to resolve acute shortages of fuel during its worst economic crisis in decades.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Sri Lanka Energy Minister Introduces Fuel Rationing Scheme Amid Shortage
- Saturday July 16, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Sri Lanka's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara on Saturday introduced "National Fuel Pass", a fuel rationing scheme amid the raging economic crisis and shortage of fuel in the island country.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lankans Turn To Bicycles As Hundreds Line Up Outside Petrol Pumps
- Tuesday July 12, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
As hundreds of Sri Lankans continue to queue up at petrol pumps across the debt-ridden country every day amid fuel shortage, a large number of people are ditching their cars and motorcycles for bicycles for their daily commute.
- www.ndtv.com
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Emergency Ambulance Service Stopped In Several Areas Amid Lanka Fuel Crisis: Report
- Monday July 11, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Amid the fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, the 1990 emergency ambulance service has been suspended in several areas.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Left With Less Than A Day's Worth Of Fuel: Sri Lankan Minister
- Sunday July 3, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka has less than a day's worth of fuel left, the energy minister said Sunday, with public transport grinding to a halt. He said the petrol reserves in the country were at about 4,000 tonnes.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Allows Countries To Import, Sell Fuel To Ease Shortages
- Tuesday June 28, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka will allow companies from oil-producing countries to import and sell fuel, the power and energy minister said on Tuesday, ending a duopoly as it tries to overcome a shortage of petrol and diesel that is exacerbating an economic crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Urges Work From Home To Save Fuel, Shuts Schools
- Monday June 27, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades, while schools shut in Colombo and public employees were asked to work from home.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ex Lankan Cricketer Serves Tea, Buns To People Waiting In Petrol Queues
- Monday June 20, 2022
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
As Sri Lanka fights off acute shortages - of food, fuel, medicines - former cricketer Roshan Mahanama shared images of him serving tea and bun to those waiting in serpentine queues at a petrol station in Colombo.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Weeks WFH For Sri Lanka Government Employees Amid Fuel Crisis
- Friday June 17, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's government on Friday ordered public sector employees to work from home for two weeks due to severe fuel shortages as the island nation grapples with its worst financial turmoil in seven decades.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Left With Fuel Stocks For Around Five Days: Minister
- Thursday June 16, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said on Thursday, as the island nation awaits official confirmation from the Indian government for a new $500 million credit line for fuel.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka's First Presidential Vote Since Unrest To Be Held On September 21
- Friday July 26, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The election will be the first test of the public mood since the height of the 2022 downturn, which caused months of food, fuel and medicine shortages across the island nation.
- www.ndtv.com
-
India's Much-Needed Moves To Counter China Influence In Sri Lanka
- Tuesday December 27, 2022
- India News | Reuters
When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food and medicines earlier this year, India stepped into the breach.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sri Lanka's Economy Shrinks 8.4 Per Cent Amid Fertiliser, Fuel Shortages
- Thursday September 15, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's economy shrank 8.4% in the quarter through June from a year ago in one of the steepest declines seen in a three-month period, amid fertiliser and fuel shortages during the nation's most severe financial crisis in more than seven decades.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"No Kerosene, No Food": Sri Lanka's Fishermen Struggle To Survive
- Wednesday September 7, 2022
- World News | Reuters
As the sun rose over Sri Lanka one morning in late August, around a dozen fishermen were laying out their nets on a beach in Mannar, a small island just off the country's northwestern coast, the start of the day's work.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sri Lanka's Fuel Rationing Plan Amid Severe Shortage
- Tuesday July 26, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12 months as it is facing a severe shortage of foreign exchange, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has said while announcing a rationing system.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Pursues Foreign Oil Firms Amid Acute Fuel Shortages
- Tuesday July 26, 2022
- Business | Reuters
Sri Lanka canvassed oil companies in petroleum-producing nations on Tuesday to import and sell their products in the Indian Ocean island, opening its market to resolve acute shortages of fuel during its worst economic crisis in decades.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Sri Lanka Energy Minister Introduces Fuel Rationing Scheme Amid Shortage
- Saturday July 16, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Sri Lanka's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara on Saturday introduced "National Fuel Pass", a fuel rationing scheme amid the raging economic crisis and shortage of fuel in the island country.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sri Lankans Turn To Bicycles As Hundreds Line Up Outside Petrol Pumps
- Tuesday July 12, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
As hundreds of Sri Lankans continue to queue up at petrol pumps across the debt-ridden country every day amid fuel shortage, a large number of people are ditching their cars and motorcycles for bicycles for their daily commute.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Emergency Ambulance Service Stopped In Several Areas Amid Lanka Fuel Crisis: Report
- Monday July 11, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Amid the fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, the 1990 emergency ambulance service has been suspended in several areas.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sri Lanka Left With Less Than A Day's Worth Of Fuel: Sri Lankan Minister
- Sunday July 3, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka has less than a day's worth of fuel left, the energy minister said Sunday, with public transport grinding to a halt. He said the petrol reserves in the country were at about 4,000 tonnes.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sri Lanka Allows Countries To Import, Sell Fuel To Ease Shortages
- Tuesday June 28, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka will allow companies from oil-producing countries to import and sell fuel, the power and energy minister said on Tuesday, ending a duopoly as it tries to overcome a shortage of petrol and diesel that is exacerbating an economic crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Urges Work From Home To Save Fuel, Shuts Schools
- Monday June 27, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades, while schools shut in Colombo and public employees were asked to work from home.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Ex Lankan Cricketer Serves Tea, Buns To People Waiting In Petrol Queues
- Monday June 20, 2022
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
As Sri Lanka fights off acute shortages - of food, fuel, medicines - former cricketer Roshan Mahanama shared images of him serving tea and bun to those waiting in serpentine queues at a petrol station in Colombo.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Weeks WFH For Sri Lanka Government Employees Amid Fuel Crisis
- Friday June 17, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's government on Friday ordered public sector employees to work from home for two weeks due to severe fuel shortages as the island nation grapples with its worst financial turmoil in seven decades.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sri Lanka Left With Fuel Stocks For Around Five Days: Minister
- Thursday June 16, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said on Thursday, as the island nation awaits official confirmation from the Indian government for a new $500 million credit line for fuel.
- www.ndtv.com