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Australia donates $15 mn to World Food Programme for Sri Lanka

The Australian funding will help WFP provide critical assistance to the most at-risk Sri Lankans, including pregnant and breastfeeding women and school children….reports Asian Lite News A week after the United Nations

June 23, 2022

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Australia supports Sri Lanka with $50 million development assistance

The island nation’s worst economic crisis in seven decades led to a shortage of foreign exchange that stalled imports of essential items such as fuel and medicine and fertiliser….reports Asian Lite News

June 22, 2022

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Lanka PM asks China to restructure debts

Facing crisis with no dollars to import food, fuel, medicine and cooking gas, Sri Lanka had in April suspended its debt payment of around $7 billion for 2022….writes SUSITHA FERNANDO Sri Lanka

June 21, 2022

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Lanka pins hopes on Russian crude oil

Wijesekera said that they are trying to obtain Russian crude oil on credit to keep the country’s only oil refinery running…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana

June 19, 2022

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UN launches $47.2M SOS for Sri Lanka

The international community acting “right now will help prevent a much larger humanitarian crisis later in the year,” the UN Coordinator added….reports Arul Louis Warning that the crisis in Sri Lanka will

June 10, 2022

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Lankan PM cautions citizens on fuel usage

Sri Lanka is in the middle of its worst-ever economic crisis due to a foreign exchange shortage which has led to a shortage of essentials such as medicines, fuel and food…reports Asian

June 8, 2022

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Sri Lanka seeks India’s support for troubled agri sector

Last week, India handed a total of 3.3 tons of essential medical supplies to Sri Lanka…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has sought India’s help for food security

June 8, 2022

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UN breather for crisis-hit Lanka

The Prime Minister further informed that he spoke with officials from the UN, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Program (FP), UN Development Program and the World Health Organization….writes SUSITHA FERNANDO Amid

June 7, 2022

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India, Japan join hands to help Lanka

Based on the outcome of the QUAD Leaders’ Meeting, the two leaders concurred to steadily promote practical cooperation in various fields to deliver concrete benefits to countries in the region…reports Asian Lite

June 1, 2022

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Low tax regime another curse to Lankan economy

Sri Lanka’s economic outlook remains vulnerable to unprecedented inflationary pressures as massive debt overhangs have significant adverse spillover effects on the economy…reports Asian Lite News Due to the introduction of a low

June 1, 2022

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