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40 minutes ago · Under Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka has been negotiating with the international creditors to restructure the country’s staggering debt and get the economy back on track. The International Monetary Fund approved a four-year bailout program last year, but many Sri Lankans are unhappy over the government’s efforts to increase revenue by raising electricity rates and imposing heavy taxes on ...
5 hours ago · Item 1 of 2 W.A. Jayantha, 59, a fish seller, speaks with a customer at his shop along a street in Thotalanga, Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage/File Photo
5 hours ago · As Sri Lanka sank into economic collapse in 2022, a popular uprising led its then president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country. This weekend's election pits his successor, Wickremesinghe ...
5 hours ago · Elite establishment’s last stand. Thursday, 19 September 2024 00:25 - - 82. It was always going to come to this. The first Sri Lankan election in generations where even a remotely leftist party stood a chance of winning was always going to end with an almighty Red Scare. So it is that the presidential campaign of National People’s Power ...
5 hours ago · September 19, 2024 1:04 am0 comment. Sri Lanka has navigated an economic crisis and now the country is in a consolidation phase, said Managing Director of Nestlé Lanka, Bernie Stefan. He said he arrived in Sri Lanka during the height of the economic crisis and saw what people went through. “What the country now needs is not a quick fix but ...
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17 minutes ago · The United Nations has reported over 14,000 deaths and 33,000 injuries since the conflict began, highlighting the severe impact on civilians. UNOCHA's Acting Chief Joyce Msuya highlighted escalating violence in Sudan, focusing on Darfur. Famine hits Zamzam camp, and a large-scale humanitarian response is deemed crucial.
