Sri Lanka accepted a rice and pharmaceuticals shipment from neighbouring India Friday (24) as the island nation battles an unprecedented economic crisis that has left supermarket shelves and pharmacy cabinets empty
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COLOMBO – The health and food sectors are two of the most heavily affected by the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, with severe medical and food supply shortages, availability of basic pharmaceuticals and overall health and wellbeing…
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ri Lanka will call China, India and Japan to a donor conference to drum up more foreign assistance and present an interim budget in August, the prime minister said on Wednesday (22), amid ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary…
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Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, its prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday (22), in comments underscoring the country’s dire situation as it seeks help from…
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The Australia government has said it will provide US$ 50 million in Official Development Assistance to support Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in 70 years
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What's happening in Sri Lanka is extraordinary — the unique unravelling of a once-middle-income nation that's dramatically reshaping how people on the ground are living
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What Sri Lanka needs is responsible government and sustainable international investment. The UK should join with the US, India and other "quad countries" to provide urgent bridge funding to stabilize the country and offer a coherent…
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When Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister for a record sixth time on May 12, some hoped he could use his international relations and economic expertise to ensure the supply of essentials like fuel, cooking gas, and…
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With music, waving flags and a tented library, medical centre and shops, the scene should be familiar to those who remember Hong Kong’s Occupy Central encampments in 2014. At least one ‘glass-half-full’ travel website is touting GotaGoGama…
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Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Tuesday (7) that the United Nations has arranged a worldwide public appeal to help the island nation’s food, agriculture and heath sectors amid serious shortages caused by its worst economic crises in recent…
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