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Street hawkers open up their business for the day at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka. File (representational image) | Photo Credit: AP On June 1, Sri Lanka’s Central Bank slashed the policy interest rates by 250 basis points, the…

Issued on: 02/09/2022 - 22:53 Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country Friday, an airport official said, seven weeks after he fled amid…

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday on a charter…

Sri Lanka’s inflation surged to 60.8% in July, up from 54.6% in June, the crisis-hit country's statistics department said on Saturday, as food and fuel remained scarce amid depleted foreign exchange reserves.The year-on-year inflation…

Sri Lanka’s inflation surged to 60.8% in July, up from 54.6% in June, the crisis-hit country's statistics department said on Saturday, as food and fuel remained scarce amid depleted foreign exchange reserves.The year-on-year inflation based…

Issued on: 22/07/2022 - 04:58 Sri Lankan security forces raided a protest camp occupying government grounds in the main city of Colombo early on Friday and cleared out a…

Issued on: 20/07/2022 - 09:14 Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president to replace Gotabaya…

Issued on: 19/07/2022 - 08:18 Sri Lankan opposition leader Sajith Premadasa announced on Tuesday he had dropped out of the race to become president of the crisis-hit nation…

Issued on: 18/07/2022 - 06:15 Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency, according to a government notice released late on Sunday,…

COLOMBO: The Lanka Premier Leaguewas on Sunday postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing "economic situation" in Sri Lanka. The T20 League was scheduled to be held from August 1 to 21. Sri Lanka is currently grappling with an enormous…