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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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Lanka PM asks China to restructure debts

Facing crisis with no dollars to import food, fuel, medicine and cooking gas, Sri Lanka had in April suspended its debt payment of around $7 billion for 2022….writes SUSITHA FERNANDO Sri Lanka

June 21, 2022

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Lanka pins hopes on Russian crude oil

Wijesekera said that they are trying to obtain Russian crude oil on credit to keep the country’s only oil refinery running…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana

June 19, 2022

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UN launches $47.2M SOS for Sri Lanka

The international community acting “right now will help prevent a much larger humanitarian crisis later in the year,” the UN Coordinator added….reports Arul Louis Warning that the crisis in Sri Lanka will

June 10, 2022

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