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Lanka to import food aid from Indian LOC

Sri Lanka’s Treasury is to inform India the essential items by next week…reports Asian Lite News Facing a severe food crisis, Sri Lanka has decided to import some essential food items from

October 23, 2022

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Ranil stresses need for high taxes despite protests

Making a special statement televised on Wednesday night, President Wickremesinghe said that it was not possible to strengthen the economy without increasing the revenue of the country…writes Susitha Fernando Stressing the urgent

October 20, 2022

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Sri Lanka SC orders to summon Gotabaya on rights case

Gotabaya, who served as Defence Secretary when the two men disappeared was prior asked by the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court to appear in court on 27th September and provide evidence…reports Asian Lite News

October 20, 2022

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Lanka looks to India for help finding missing Navy boat

The spokesman said that the boat ventured to Indian Ocean from the southern coast on an operation on September 16 and lost all…reports Susith Fernando Sri Lanka has sought the support of

October 18, 2022

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Sri Lanka working with India on energy projects

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka is working with India on renewable energy projects to make the eastern port city, Trincomalee, an energy hub, reports Susitha Fernando Stressing the need to work

October 15, 2022

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India to train 1,500 Sri Lankan army personnel

The event included Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva and Commander of the Lanka Army Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage….reports Asian Lite News India will provide training to 1,500 personnel of the

October 10, 2022

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Japan affirms support to Lanka’s debt restructuring talks

Japan, one of the main creditors, is to help restructure about $30 billion of Sri Lanka’s foreign debt as a means to come out of the economic crisis…reports Asian Lite News Japan

September 27, 2022

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Lankan High Commissioner meets NSA Doval

This was Lankan High Commissioner’s first interaction with a top Indian official after the recent controversy over Colombo allowing a Chinese Space and Satellite Tracking ship Yuan Wang 5 to dock at

September 25, 2022

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Lanka to hold debt restructuring talks with creditors

Faced with the severe financial crisis which led to the shortages of essentials like food, fuel, medicine, as well as long hours of power cuts, Sri Lanka defaulted its debts in April…reports

September 23, 2022

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India emerges largest lender of Sri Lanka overtaking China

India has disbursed USD 377 million and ADB has disbursed USD 360 million, which account for 76 per cent of the total disbursements in the first four months of 2022…reports Asian Lite

September 19, 2022

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