Crisis-hit Sri Lanka unveiled fresh measures on Tuesday in an interim budget aimed at clinching a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund, talks for which, the president said, had reached …
What’s the origin of the Naagin dance, and how did it become a symbol of rivalry between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh?
Chamika Karunaratne’s Naagin dance after Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in the Asia Cup has gone viral. What’s its origin?
Bhutan to ban import of almost all vehicles to stave off Sri Lanka-like crisis
Bhutan has decided to ban the import of all vehicles, except utility vehicles, heavy earth-moving machines and agriculture machinery to save dwindling foreign exchange reserves hit hard by the …
After Sri Lanka, Bhutan’s Crisis Risks On The Rise As Forex Reserves Plummet
Bhutan will ban the import of all vehicles except utility vehicles, heavy earthmoving machines and agriculture machinery to save dwindling foreign exchange reserves, the government said in a …
Zero-Covid Bhutan bans vehicle imports to stave off a Sri Lanka-style crisis
Bhutan will ban the import of all vehicles except utility vehicles, heavy earth-moving machines and agriculture machinery to save dwindling foreign exchange reserves, the government said in a …
Jacqueline Fernandez’s Weligama property under investigation
INDIA: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar had allegedly bought a house in Sri Lanka for Jacqueline Fernandez and made an advance for a bungalow in Mumbai’s upscale Juhu locality for her, the Enforcement …
Sri Lanka to get US$2.9 bln IMF loan to overcome financial crisis
Provided by Sinar Daily IMF to loan US$2.9 billion of funds to Sri Lanka to overcome financial crisis – Photo from Sinar archive NEW DELHI – Sri Lanka has reached an initial agreement with the …
IMF agrees to lend Sri Lanka $2.9 billion; here’s what happens now
Agreement gives confidence, Colombo’s High Commissioner to New Delhi Milinda Moragoda tells The Indian Express, but cautions that a long, painful road lies ahead …
Sri Lanka to get US$2.9 bln IMF loan to overcome financial crisis
Provided by Sinar Daily IMF to loan US$2.9 billion of funds to Sri Lanka to overcome financial crisis – Photo from Sinar archive NEW DELHI – Sri Lanka has reached an initial agreement with the …
IMF agrees to $2.9 bn bailout for bankrupt Sri Lanka
Bankrupt Sri Lanka will receive a conditional $2.9 billion bailout to repair its battered finances, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday, following a bruising economic crisis that saw the …