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Sri Lanka in talks with Russia for supply of fuel

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Sri Lanka in talks with Russia for supply of fuel
17 July, Sri Lanka :  Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera on Saturday said that his government is in discussion with Russia for the purchase of fuel amid the raging energy crisis in the country. Addressing a press conference here, Wijesekera lauded the Indian government for giving a credit line for purchasing fuel as the economic crisis continues... Read More

Sri Lanka: Opposition to bring no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa

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Sri Lanka: Opposition to bring no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa
01 May, Kathmandu: Amid the ongoing economic crisis and the large scale public anger against the ruling government, Sri Lanka’s leader of Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa on Saturday said that the no-confidence motion will be brought against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during the next session of the country’s parliament. Premadasa announced while speaking at the... Read More

Sri Lanka bans contaminated Chinese fertiliser

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Sri Lanka bans contaminated Chinese fertiliser
COLOMBO, Oct. 24 (AFP) : Sri Lanka has barred a Chinese ship carrying desperately needed organic fertiliser that experts have found to be tainted with harmful bacteria, officials said Sunday. The action comes as Sri Lanka battles food shortages caused by a currency crisis while farmers have said a government ban on chemical fertiliser could ruin their crops this year.... Read More

Sri Lanka denies Western media reports of food shortage

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Sri Lanka denies Western media reports of food shortage
COLOMBO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) : The Sri Lankan government has denied Western media reports that the Asian country was facing a food shortage or had declared a food emergency, and assured that ample food stocks were available in the country, local media reported here Thursday. Ajith Nivard Cabraal, state minister of money and capital market and state enterprise reforms, was... Read More

Sri Lanka-Kathmandu direct flight launched

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Sri Lanka-Kathmandu direct flight launched
Kathmandu, Aug 31 (RSS): The Sri Lankan Airlines has launched a direct flight from Kathmandu to Sri Lanka today. An aircraft –’A’ 320 of Sri Lankan Airlines that took off from Colombo landed at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, at 10:24 am. A total of 132 passengers were in the airplane. General Manager at the TIA, Pratap Babu Tiwari, said that... Read More