Tag: Sri Lanka

SL protesters surround Parliament as hartal brings country to standstill

SL protesters surround Parliament as hartal brings country...

Burdened by growing food crisis and shortages of fuel and gas, Sri Lankans launched...

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's dollar reserves drops to below $50 mn

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's dollar reserves drops to below $50...

Predicting a doomsday scenario for crisis-ridden Sri Lanka, the island nation's...

Sri Lanka: One dead, 12 hurt as police fire at anti-fuel price hike protesters

Sri Lanka: One dead, 12 hurt as police fire at anti-fuel...

One person was killed while 12 others were injured as police fired upon protesters...

Economic crisis: India may help Sri Lanka with $2bn more

Economic crisis: India may help Sri Lanka with $2bn more

India may help Sri Lanka with $2 billion more to help the island nation deal with...

SL facing worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948

SL facing worst economic crisis since gaining independence...

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from the...

Soaring food, fuel prices tipping countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan over the edge

Soaring food, fuel prices tipping countries like Sri Lanka,...

A combination of soaring food and fuel prices could generate a wave of political...

SL's new Finance Minister resigns in less than 24 hrs

SL's new Finance Minister resigns in less than 24 hrs

Sri Lanka's newly-appointed Finance Minister Ali Sabry resigned on Tuesday, less...

India speeds up rice shipments to help crisis-ridden Sri Lanka

India speeds up rice shipments to help crisis-ridden Sri...

A consignment of Indian rice is being loaded for immediate shipment to Sri Lanka...

Sri Lanka imposes curfew ahead of Sunday protest

Sri Lanka imposes curfew ahead of Sunday protest

The Sri Lankan government has imposed an island-wide curfew from Saturday evening...

Amid deepening financial crisis, Jaishankar to visit SL

Amid deepening financial crisis, Jaishankar to visit SL

Proving the priority that India occupies in Sri Lanka specially at a time when the...