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Category: LOCAL

Hundreds of Sri Lankan nurses to join Saudi hospitals in 2024
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Hundreds of Sri Lankan nurses to join Saudi hospitals in 2024

Sri Lanka is preparing to send hundreds of nurses to join hospitals in Saudi Arabia in 2024, the Ministry of…

byP C James04/03/2024
Former CBSL Governor warns Sri Lanka has ‘slipped back to same mistakes’
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Former CBSL Governor warns Sri Lanka has ‘slipped back to same mistakes’

Former Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomarasamy has warned that Sri Lanka must not return to its old ways by…

byP C James04/03/2024
UNFPA Sri Lanka goes extra mile to empower women and promote gender equality
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UNFPA Sri Lanka goes extra mile to empower women and promote gender equality

In a historic move towards advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Asia Pacific region, the United Nations Population…

byP C James03/03/2024
Sri Lanka seeks five-month hold on bondholder suit
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Sri Lanka seeks five-month hold on bondholder suit

(Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka is seeking a five-month hold on a lawsuit filed by a bondholder over the country’s historic…

byP C James03/03/2024
UN rights chief raises concerns over Sri Lanka’s ‘regressive laws & authoritarian approaches’
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UN rights chief raises concerns over Sri Lanka’s ‘regressive laws & authoritarian approaches’

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged the Sri Lankan government to undertake credible accountability measures to investigate…

byP C James03/03/2024
Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widens in January amidst import surge
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Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widens in January amidst import surge

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened by $ 96 million to $ 541 million in January a year earlier fuelled by…

byP C James03/03/2024
Ambassador of Sri Lanka discusses employment opportunities for Sri Lankans in Thailand
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Ambassador of Sri Lanka discusses employment opportunities for Sri Lankans in Thailand

The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP C. A. Chaminda I. Colonne paid a courtesy…

byP C James02/03/2024
Sri Lanka Air Force celebrates 73rd anniversary today
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Sri Lanka Air Force celebrates 73rd anniversary today

The Sri Lanka Air Force celebrates 73rd anniversary today (02 March), marking more than seven decades of service to the…

byP C James02/03/2024
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Santhan’s body flown to Sri Lanka
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Santhan’s body flown to Sri Lanka

The body of Sri Lankan national Santhan, a former convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, was flown to Sri…

byP C James02/03/2024
IMF team to visit Sri Lanka for second EFF review
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IMF team to visit Sri Lanka for second EFF review

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to arrive in Sri Lanka for the second review of the…

byP C James01/03/202402/03/2024

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