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Sri Lanka fuel prices soar as economy reels

One of Sri Lanka’s biggest fuel suppliers hiked the price of gasoline by nearly 20 percent on Saturday, the second increase in as many...

Sri Lanka papers run out of newsprint

Colombo, Sri Lanka―Two major Sri Lanka newspapers are suspending their print editions because of a lack of paper, their owner said Friday, the latest...

Sri Lanka family sues Japan government over immigration detention death

Tokyo―The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died in Japanese immigration detention sued the government on Friday, in a high-profile case that has...

Sri Lanka raises rates to avoid collapse

Colombo, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka’s central bank hiked interest rates by one percentage point on Friday and urged the government to increase taxes as the...

Sri Lanka urged to increase taxes, devalue currency

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—The International Monetary Fund warned crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Thursday that its foreign debt was “unsustainable,” and called for devaluation and higher...

Sri Lanka runs out of fuel amid dollar crisis

Sri Lanka’s public transport was crippled Wednesday as buses ran out of diesel, officials said as the country’s foreign exchange crisis worsened with no...

Sri Lanka energy, fuel crisis worsens

Colombo — One of Sri Lanka’s biggest fuel suppliers put up its prices by as much as 12 percent on Saturday, as the cash-strapped...

Sri Lanka completes return of illegal waste to Britain

Sri Lanka shipped out to Britain on Monday the last of several hundred containers filled with thousands of tonnes of illegally imported waste, officials...

Sri Lanka inflation hits record high of 16.8%

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a record high for the fourth consecutive month, official data showed Tuesday as an economic crisis driven by...

Sri Lanka outlaws strikes as unions cripple hospitals

Sri Lanka’s president banned strikes in the health and electricity sectors on Saturday as trade union action that has crippled state-run hospitals entered its...

IMF says it is ‘ready’ to aid Sri Lanka—if asked

Washington, United States—The International Monetary Fund is ready to discuss “options” with Sri Lanka if the government asks for financial support, its mission chief...

Sri Lanka gets $500m loan to pay for oil

Sri Lanka was handed temporary relief from energy shortages and rolling blackouts on Wednesday with a $500 million loan from India to finance urgent...

Sri Lanka food inflation hits record 25% as shortages bite

Colombo, Sri Lanka —Food inflation in crisis-hit Sri Lanka hit a record 25 percent in January, the statistics office said Tuesday, with crop...

Sri Lanka rules out IMF bailout, seeks new China funding

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka ruled out an IMF bailout on Wednesday and said it plans to seek another loan from China to address an...
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