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Sri Lankan Cricket team stranded in Florida due to flash floods
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Sri Lankan Cricket team stranded in Florida due to flash floods

Sri Lankan cricket team, which is currently taking part in the T20 World Cup in the USA, has been stranded…

byP C James13/06/2024
School girl abducted, hidden in underground bunker
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School girl abducted, hidden in underground bunker

A 14 year-old schoolgirl, who was kindnapped and hidden in an underground chamber, was rescued by a group of police…

byP C James13/06/202413/06/2024
Sri Lanka lobbies UN for territorial sea expansion
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Sri Lanka lobbies UN for territorial sea expansion

Sri Lanka is successfully lobbying for the increase of the size of its Exclusive Economic Zone or the country’s territorial…

byP C James11/06/2024
Sri Lanka should separate foreign policies from borrowing policies: Dr. Devarajan
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Sri Lanka should separate foreign policies from borrowing policies: Dr. Devarajan

A prominent economist stressed the need for Sri Lanka to separate its foreign policies from the borrowing policies, so it does…

byP C James11/06/202411/06/2024
President leaves for Modi’s swearing-in
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President leaves for Modi’s swearing-in

President Ranil Wickremesinghe departed for New Delhi a short while ago at the invitation of the Prime Minister of India,…

byP C James09/06/2024
Muslims in Sri Lanka to celebrate Hajj festival on June 17
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Muslims in Sri Lanka to celebrate Hajj festival on June 17

As the crescent moon for the month of Dhul Hijjah (Hajj) has been sighted, Muslims in Sri Lanka will celebrate…

byP C James09/06/2024
How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate
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How Dirty Money Finds a Home in Dubai Real Estate

Please click the below link to view the full article https://cdn.occrp.org/projects/dubai-unlocked/en/?_gl=1%2a1de0kp8%2a_ga%2aMTg4MDMyNDk2Mi4xNzE3NjM2Nzk4%2a_ga_NHCZV5EYYY%2aMTcxNzYzNjc5OC4xLjEuMTcxNzYzNzUxOS42MC4wLjA.#22/rashmi-chamanlal-kamani courtesy to ICIJ

byP C James09/06/2024
IMF Confident in Imminent Debt Deals as Sri Lanka’s Economic Reforms Show Strong Results
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IMF Confident in Imminent Debt Deals as Sri Lanka’s Economic Reforms Show Strong Results

The International Monetary Fund said that there is strong expectation that agreements with external commercial creditors consistent with program parameters…

byP C James08/06/202409/06/2024
Sri Lanka monsoon floods kill seven people
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Sri Lanka monsoon floods kill seven people

Flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Sri Lanka have killed at least seven people, the country’s Disaster Management…

byP C James04/06/2024
IMF executive board to meet on June 12 for Sri Lanka’s second review
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IMF executive board to meet on June 12 for Sri Lanka’s second review

The Article IV Consultation and second review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Sri Lanka are on the International…

byP C James04/06/2024

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