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Sri Lanka seeks debt rescheduling of Chinese loans

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Cash-strapped Sri Lanka sought to reschedule its huge Chinese debt burden in Sunday talks with visiting foreign minister Wang Yi, the president’s...

Sri Lanka pay $6.8m for rejected fertilizer

Sri Lanka paid a Chinese company $6.8 million despite rejecting its shipment of organic fertilizer as substandard, officials said Saturday, even though Colombo is...

Sri Lanka ends farm chemical ban as organic drive fails

Sri Lanka abandoned its quest to become the world's first completely organic farming nation on Sunday, announcing it would immediately lift an import ban...

Umandal shines anew as PH snatches victory

Rebisco-Philippines got itself on the win column following a 25-14, 22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-11 victory over Sri Lanka’s CEB Sports Club to end its campaign...

Sri Lanka lifts lockdown, save for night curfew

Sri Lanka on Friday lifted a near six-week lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus but maintained a night curfew and a ban on...

Sri Lanka bans ‘drunk driving’ of elephants under new law

Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging...

Ex-Maldives minister, Sri Lanka politicians arrested over child sex racket

A former Maldives minister and several politicians from Sri Lanka's ruling party were among dozens of people arrested after a child sex racket was...

Rody promises Sri Lanka visit once COVID-19 pandemic ends

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‘Delta‘ prolongs travel ban

The government has extended the ban on travelers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates until July 15,...

Thousands homeless as Sri Lanka floods death toll hits 17

Army relief workers in aluminium dinghies handed out rice and other food to residents in submerged parts of the Sri Lankan capital as the...

Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking cargo vessel

A black box from a ship loaded with chemical and plastic that is sinking off Sri Lanka has been located, officials said Sunday, as...

Crew of burning cargo ship grilled; ecological damage gauged

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Sri Lanka braces for beach pollution as oil ship burns

Three Indian vessels on Thursday joined the battle to contain a major fire on a container ship off the Sri Lanka coast amid fears...

Bangladesh also bailing out Sri Lanka with currency swap

DHAKA, Bangladesh—Bangladesh has joined China and South Korea by approving a currency swap to bail out Sri Lanka, which is facing its worst foreign...
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