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Sri Lanka signs $2.5 billion debt deal with Japan
Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan on Friday (Mar 7) to restructure US$2.5 billion...
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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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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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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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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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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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IMF urges Sri Lanka to tighten monetary policy, raise tax to address debt woes
Sri Lanka must tighten monetary policy, raise taxes and adopt flexible exchange rates to address...
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Sri Lanka crisis: One killed after police fire live bullets at protesters
Outrage has erupted over the death of a Sri Lankan man who was killed when...
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Sri Lanka fuel prices up ahead of IMF talks
A key fuel retailer in Sri Lanka raised prices by up to 35 per cent...
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Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes after state of emergency
Sri Lanka's parliament will convene on Tuesday (Apr 5) in its first session since a...
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Sri Lankan ministers offer to resign as economic crisis escalates
The son of Sri Lanka's prime minister resigned from the cabinet on Monday (Apr 4)...
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka deploys troops to quell protests
Troops armed with sweeping powers to detain suspects were deployed in Sri Lanka Saturday, hours...
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Theekshana spins Sri Lanka to comprehensive win
An all-round display from Sri Lanka was too much for Namibia to handle, with Dasun...
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Calls to prayer from Sri Lanka's Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque provide comfort amid Covid lockdown
The narrow streets of the Pettah market in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital of Colombo are...
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Sri Lanka ends work-from-home option despite COVID-19 surge
Sri Lanka announced Friday (Jul 30) it was ending its work-from-home option for civil servants,...
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Sri Lankan bishops desire govt to release inquiry on 2019 Easter blasts
Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic bishops said on Monday (Feb 22) they are suspicious of the...
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Sri Lanka revives interface handle India, Japan
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday announced the revival of an Indian and Japanese...
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SriLankan Airlines sees travel demand recovering on 2021, chairman says
National carrier SriLankan Airlines sees a recovery to pre-pandemic income levels by the end of...
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6 killed, dozens wounded found in Sri Lanka prison riot
Guards opened fire on Sunday (Nov 29) to include a prison riot close to Sri...
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Sri Lanka closes key state offices as COVID-19 outbreak surges
Authorities in Sri Lanka closed key government offices and additional expanded a curfew Thursday (Oct...