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Lanka declares economic emergency as food prices soar

The Sri Lankan rupee has fallen by 7.5 per cent against the US dollar this year. The wide-ranging emergency measures came into effect on Tuesday….reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka has declared

2 September 2021

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East Sunday attacks: Church not to talk with SL govt, seeks credible probe

The Catholic Church’s strong-worded response came few hours after the Vatican Ambassador to Sri Lanka met the Foreign Minister…REBy Susitha Fernando Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church on Wednesday turned down the government’s invitation

2 September 2021

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Former SL Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera dies of Covid

Local media quoting medical officers said Samaraweera had developed complications and suffered a cardiac arrest….reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s former Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera passed away after being infected with the

25 August 2021

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SL opposition slams govt for rushing to recognise Taliban

According to reports, at present Sri Lanka has provided refugee status to nearly 140 Afghan nationals registered the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s main opposition party

25 August 2021

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China’s grip on Sri Lanka sparks concerns

There is indeed a strong case to examine whether Sri Lanka has actually benefitted from these Chinese projects…writes N. C. Bipindra As the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates 100 years of

2 July 2021

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End of Democracy and Beginning of Anarchy in Lanka

The arrival of anarchy to the island nation is mainly driven by the worsening domestic political environment, curtailment of democracy, weaponising and the exertion of undue influence on courts and Judiciary, writes

29 June 2021

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Sri Lanka invites global players to Port City

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa urged global business leaders to make use of the country’s first service-oriented Special Economic Zone (SEZ)… reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has invited

8 June 2021

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Cargo ship fire: Dead animals drift ashore in SL

The dead marine creatures were found on beaches from Puttalam in the northwest to Mirissa in the south….report Asian Lite News Sri Lankan government officials have said that bodies of more than

7 June 2021

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Floods strike Covid-hit Sri Lanka

South-west monsoon rains settling in the country’s western, southern and central parts resulted in heavy showers and landslides …reports Asian Lite News Heavy rains followed by landslides and flooding in Sri Lanka

7 June 2021

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Fire-stricken X-Press Pearl cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka coas

X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship ‘X-Press Pearl’ reported that despite salvors successfully boarding the vessel and attaching a tow wire, efforts to move the ship to deeper waters have failed….reports

4 June 2021

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