Sri Lanka hopes for $4bn in China aid 'soon' as envoy defe...
July 30, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
A man pushes an out-of-gas autorickshaw in Colombo on July 27: Sri Lanka is looking to China and others to ease the economic crisis that has re...
Sri Lanka crackdown overshadows new PM's swearing-in
July 24, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Security personnel stand guard near Sri Lanka's presidential secretariat in Colombo after a raid on an anti-government protest camp early...
Sri Lanka's Wickremesinghe elected president after Rajapak...
July 21, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has won a parliament vote to become the country's president. © AP
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Sri Lanka eyes Rajapaksa successor: 5 things about life af...
July 16, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Dawn breaks over Sri Lanka's blockaded presidential secretariat in Colombo on the morning of July 15, when President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's lon...
IMF sees 'progress' in Sri Lanka as visit ends, fuel crisi...
July 2, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
A man pushes a three-wheeled scooter in Colombo on June 27 as Sri Lanka staggers under fuel shortages and and an economic crisis. &...
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka looks to Russia to quench thirst f...
June 5, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Sri Lanka's Sapugaskanda oil refinery near Colombo: A shipment of Russian crude has given the facility a new lease on life. © Reuters...
Sri Lanka pushes airline privatization as it sinks into de...
May 19, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
One economist told Nikkei Asia that privatizing loss-making SriLankan Airlines was "long overdue." © Reuters
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Embattled Sri Lanka president replaces prime minister in c...
May 14, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Ranil Wickremesinghe, newly appointed prime minister, arrives at a Buddhist temple after his swearing-in ceremony in Colombo on May 12. ...
Sri Lanka asks, 'What now?' after PM exit and night of fie...
May 11, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Anti-government demonstrators watch a house -- owned by a minister in former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's cabinet -- burn on May 9....
Sri Lanka unity cabinet offer fails to quell anti-Rajapaks...
April 5, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Protesters demand the resignation of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his relatives in Colombo on April 4. © Reuters...
Sri Lanka anger swells under Rajapaksa's curfew, internet...
April 4, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
A Sri Lankan Special Task Force member stops vehicles at a checkpoint in Colombo on April 3, after the government imposed a curfew. © Re...
Sri Lanka economists tell government to default on bond, b...
January 17, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Sri Lankan rupee banknotes sit in a bucket at a fruit stall in Colombo. The country is running out of imported food, fuel, medicine and a key i...
Sri Lanka settles $6.9m fertilizer bill with Chinese suppl...
January 8, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, left, was apparently eager to settle a dispute over an unpaid bill for fertilizer with his Chinese counte...
Marrying a Sri Lankan? You'll need the Defense Ministry's...
January 7, 2022
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Sri Lankans must get approval from the Defense Ministry to wed foreigners under a legal rule issued by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's governmen...
Sri Lankan stocks soar even as economic alarm bells ring
November 30, 2021
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By: Munza Mushtaq
COLOMBO -- Two weeks ago, Sri Lanka's share index hit 11,000 for the first time, capping a busy trading day at the Colombo Stock Exchange. But outside...
Sri Lanka's economy seen as a 'ticking time bomb'
October 28, 2021
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka has been printing money at a high rate partly to offset a fall in the tax take following cuts he pledg...
Sri Lanka's food emergency heightens fears of militarizati...
September 7, 2021
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa attends an independence day ceremony in Colombo on Feb. 4, 2020. © Reuters
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Sri Lanka's import ban puts hundreds of businesses in jeop...
August 4, 2021
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Colombo's ill-planned import ban to protect Sri Lankan foreign reserve is negatively impacting the economy. © Reuters
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Sri Lanka fishing and tourism sectors drown in new crisis
June 14, 2021
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By: Munza Mushtaq
A member of Sri Lanka's military tries to clear Sarakkuwa Beach, north of Colombo, of pellets from a plastic and chemical spill that has delive...
China offers Sri Lanka a lifeline as critics question cost
April 21, 2021
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By: Munza Mushtaq
Signs advertise Colombo Port City: The development is said to give Beijing sweeping powers to oversee projects for the financial hub...
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