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Lankan PM summons emergency meeting

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the premier also has requested the Speaker to summon Parliament in an effort to find a solution to the crisis, reports Susitha Fernando As thousands of

July 9, 2022

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SL crisis should be warning to us all: UNDP

As interest rates rise in response to soaring inflation, there is a risk of triggering further recession-induced poverty that will exacerbate the crisis even more, accelerating and deepening poverty worldwide….reports Asian Lite

July 8, 2022

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Sri Lanka hikes key rates to fight inflation

According to Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the hike in interest rates are at the highest in 21 years….reports Asian Lite News In an effort to fight inflation due to the ongoing

July 8, 2022

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Eight more Lankan refugees land at Dhanushkodi

They informed police that they had to wait for five to six days to get cooking gas or kerosene and there were no medicines in government hospitals for the sick…reports Asian Lite

July 6, 2022

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India has to limit loan assistance due to recent global crises

India had to limit the loan assistance given to the crisis-hit island nation in the wake of the recent global crises…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that

July 5, 2022

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With no fuel, SL declares holiday for schools

With the ongoing fuel crisis, the Indian Ocean island nation has come to a standstill with handful of vehicles on roads and many people opting to use bicycles as mode of transportation…reports

July 4, 2022

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TN police find two Lankan refugees at Rameswaram

Rameswaram is the closest Indian city to Sri Lanka. Rameswaram is the closest point from which to reach India from Sri Lanka….reports Asian Lite News Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka,

June 28, 2022

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No fuel: Only essential services in Lanka till July 10

All schools in capital and other main cities are to be closed until July 10 while long distances bus services are also to be cancelled from midnight…writes Susitha Fernando With no fuel

June 28, 2022

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Australia donates $15 mn to World Food Programme for Sri Lanka

The Australian funding will help WFP provide critical assistance to the most at-risk Sri Lankans, including pregnant and breastfeeding women and school children….reports Asian Lite News A week after the United Nations

June 23, 2022

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Australia supports Sri Lanka with $50 million development assistance

The island nation’s worst economic crisis in seven decades led to a shortage of foreign exchange that stalled imports of essential items such as fuel and medicine and fertiliser….reports Asian Lite News

June 22, 2022

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