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Indonesia's Prabowo asks Sri Mulyani to remain as finance minister
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati is set to become the first Indonesian to hold the...
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Rat on a plane sparks worries for Sri Lanka's airline
Sri Lanka's national airline on Tuesday (Feb 27) blamed a rat for grounding a plane...
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Sri Lanka's budget will strive to return economy to growth, meet IMF targets
Sri Lanka's government will be walking a tightrope in setting out its 2024 budget plan...
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Heartbreak for Afghanistan as SL qualify by slimmest margin
Needing 292 in 37.1 overs, Afghanistan came agonisingly close thanks to Nabi's 65 off 32Sri...
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Sri Lanka receives first tranche of IMF bailout
Sri Lanka has received the first tranche of an IMF bailout programme, President Ranil Wickremesinghe...
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Sri Lanka's rate hike shows commitment to rapid disinflation - IMF
Sri Lanka's decision to raise interest rates shows the crisis-hit country's commitment to reducing inflation...
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Sri Lanka budget to seek recovery for crisis-hit economy
Sri Lanka unveils a budget on Monday (Nov 14) attempting to put the South Asian...
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Rajapaksa, Hasaranga, Madushan win the Asia Cup crown for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka 170 for 6 (Rajapaksa 71*, Rauf 3-29) beat Pakistan 147 all out (Rizwan...
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Hasaranga, Nissanka star as Sri Lanka tune up for final with win
Sri Lanka 124 for 5 (Nissanka 55*, Rauf 2-19, Hasnain 2-21) beat Pakistan 121 (Babar...
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Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns from exile
Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country on Friday (Sep 2),...
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IMF in preliminary agreement with Sri Lanka for US$2.9 billion loan
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for...
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Sri Lanka's ousted president to seek temporary stay in Thailand
Sri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday (Aug...
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Sri Lanka's ousted president expected to go to Thailand: Sources
Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday (Aug...
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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan president
Sri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in on Thursday (Jul 21) as...
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Sri Lankans to protest against Wickremesinghe's bid for president
Sri Lankan students and other groups planned to protest on Tuesday (Jul 19) against Ranil...
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Another state of emergency declared in Sri Lanka as acting president takes reins
Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe gazetted orders late on Sunday (Jul 17) for a...
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Sri Lanka's ousted president says he 'took all possible steps' to prevent crisis
Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular...
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Non-essential petrol sales halted for two weeks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has suspended sales of fuel for non-essential vehicles as it faces its worst...
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Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as US delegation arrives
Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices on Sunday (Jun 26), creating further pain for ordinary people...
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Asalanka's 110 betters Warner's 99 as Sri Lanka clinch series
Sri Lanka 258 all out (Asalanka 110, de Silva 60, Marsh 2-29, Cummins 2-37, Kuhnemann...
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Sri Lanka schools, government offices to shut as transport grinds to halt
Sri Lankan authorities on Friday (Jun 17) announced a two-week shutdown of government offices and...
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Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike
Swathes of Sri Lanka were hit by electricity cuts on Thursday (Jun 9) after a...
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka set for uneasy 'economic war cabinet'
Sri Lanka was set to form a new cabinet on Monday (May 16) as bitter...
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Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa family in fight for survival as crisis worsens
His beloved villa has been daubed in graffiti by protesters, and a museum dedicated to...
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Mahinda flees to Navalbase as Rajapaksa houses burnt
A massive protest began in front of Trincomalee naval base in eastern Sri Lanka on...