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Sri Lanka closed schools and halted non-essential government services on Monday, starting a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the IMF opened talks...
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Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential government services on Monday, beginning a two-week shutdown.
World
Sri Lankan authorities on Friday announced a two-week shutdown of government offices and schools, as public transport ground almost entirely to a halt due...
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The Australian cricket team threw their support behind a UN appeal to buy urgently needed food and life-saving medicines for Sri Lanka.
World
Alvaro Conrado’s last words were: “It hurts to breathe.” He was 15 when he was shot in the stomach while bringing water to students...
World
Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and fellow ex-skipper Sanath Jayasuriya have joined street protests demanding the president step down over the...
Business
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka imposed fuel rationing on Friday in another worsening of the economic crisis.
Business
Life usually stops in Sri Lanka’s capital during April’s holiday period, but with an economic crisis derailing traditional home celebrations, Colombo’s city centre is...
World
Generations of Sri Lankan leaders have sought guidance from seers and astrologers, and now one has dared tell the ruling Rajapaksa family that their...
World
Sri Lanka urged its citizens overseas to send home money to help pay for desperately needed food and fuel.