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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
Sri Lanka’s largest listed company decides to de-list from CSE
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Sri Lanka’s largest listed company decides to de-list from CSE

Expolanka Holdings PLC, the largest listed company in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) according to the Market Capitalization, has decided…

byP C James01/03/202402/03/2024
Enhancing trade with Sri Lanka-Thailand FTA
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Enhancing trade with Sri Lanka-Thailand FTA

Thailand became the second Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership economy to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka, following the…

byP C James28/02/2024
Sri Lanka central bank salary hikes show lack of accountability for its actions
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Sri Lanka central bank salary hikes show lack of accountability for its actions

The steep salary hikes of Sri Lanka’s central bank after the inflation the agency itself created, has drawn public and…

byP C James28/02/2024

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