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Debt-hit Sri Lanka to get first tranche of IMF bailout funds in two days
Sri Lanka will get the first $330 million tranche of an International Monetary Fund bailout in the next two days, the global lender said on Tuesday, ... Economy -
Sri Lanka court orders delayed local election to go ahead
Sri Lanka’s top court on Friday ordered the government to proceed with a delayed local election, overruling President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who said ... World News -
Sri Lanka outlaws strikes as anti-tax protests spread
Sri Lanka’s government said Tuesday it was banning strikes in several key sectors, a day ahead of a planned one-day national stoppage called by unions ... World News -
Sri Lanka delays first vote since new president due to lack of funds
Sri Lanka’s independent election commission indefinitely postponed local polls Friday after the president, installed by parliament last year after his ... World News -
Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months: Envoy
Sri Lanka and India will sign a pact to link their power grids and start negotiations on an upgraded trade agreement within two months, a Sri Lankan ... World News -
Sri Lanka completing pre-requisites for IMF $2.9 bln bailout: President
Sri Lanka is completing the pre-requisites to unlock a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and expects rapid approval from ... World News -
Sri Lanka’s president suspends parliament until policy address
Sri Lanka’s president suspended parliament until Feb. 8, when he said he would announce a new set of long-term policies to address a range of issues ... World News -
Sri Lanka closer to a $2.9 bln IMF bailout as India said to support debt plan
India formally notified that it would support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, clearing a ... World News -
Sri Lankan court orders ex-leader to pay victims of 2019 bombings
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that inaction by the country’s former president and four others led to Easter Sunday bomb attacks in 2019 ... World News -
India makes investment inroads into Sri Lanka under China’s long shadow
When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food, and medicines ... World News
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