Sri Lanka increases fuel prices to address economic crisis
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka increased fuel prices on Tuesday, a long-flagged move to mend public finances and combat its debilitating economic crisis, but the hikes...
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Sri Lankan medicine shortage a death sentence for some, doctors say
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as hospitals are forced...
‘We are going to die’: Food shortages add to Sri Lanka’s woes
Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy...
Sri Lanka down to last day of petrol
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new prime minister said the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country’s power minister told citizens...
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka set for uneasy ‘economic war cabinet’
Sri Lanka was set to form a new cabinet on Monday as bitter political rivals make common cause to tackle a worsening economic crisis after...
Sri Lanka eases curfew as new PM begins forming cabinet
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka lifted a nationwide curfew for 12 hours on Saturday, further easing tight curbs as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made first...
Sri Lanka president warns of racial tensions amid economic crisis
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s president urged people on Wednesday to reject what he called attempts to foment racial and religious disharmony, as clashes broke...
Sri Lanka gives emergency powers to military, police after clashes kill seven
Sri Lanka gave emergency powers on Tuesday to its military and police to detain people without warrants, after a day of clashes that killed seven...
ODI series scrapped from Pakistan’s upcoming tour of Sri Lanka
The three one-day international (ODI) matches that were part of the Green Shirts’ planned tour of Sri Lanka have been scrapped, it emerged on Monday....
Sri Lanka prime minister resigns, curfew imposed after clashes
Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned on Monday, hours after clashes with pro- and anti-government demonstrators in the commercial capital Colombo amid the country’s worst economic...