Tag: Lanka
Argentina calls for arrest of Iranian interior minister visiting Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Ahmad Vahidi in Tehran, March 4, 2024. ATTA KENARE / AFP On Tuesday, April 23, the Argentine government asked Pakistan and Sri Lanka to arrest the Iranian Minister of the…
Princess Anne: She landed in Sri Lanka – that’s planned
Princess Anne She landed in Sri Lanka – that’s planned Princess Anne was welcomed by traditional dancers in Sri Lanka. © ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP via Getty Images Princess…
Overcrowded prisons – Sri Lanka releases more than a thousand prisoners – News
The government in Sri Lanka has released more than a thousand prisoners from chronically overcrowded prisons. The authorities said the reason for this was the Christian Christmas festival. President Ranil…
Inflation in Sri Lanka – No fish, no meat, no vegetables – News
In the cool highlands of the holiday island of Sri Lanka. A tea picker stands on the steep slope of a tea plantation up to her hips in shiny green…
In Sri Lanka, shattered dreams of reconciliation
In Jaffna, capital of the province in the north of the island, the memory of a separatist conflict between the Tamil population and the Sri Lankan army remains vivid. Fourteen…
A year after the revolution, Sri Lanka is witnessing a massive brain drain
In Colombo, July 9, 2023. Students demand the release of their imprisoned comrades and celebrate the anniversary of the peaceful revolution that led to the departure of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.…
The Case of the Golden Idol will continue the investigation with The Spider of Lanka DLC
Throughout their adventure, three different cases will have to be solved to progress in the plot. Like the base game, The Spider of Lanka will ask you to activate your…
IMF reminds Sri Lanka of commitments against corruption after bailout
A market in Colombo on March 21, 2023 (AFP/ISHARA S. KODIKARA) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) called on Sri Lanka on Tuesday not to let corruption get in the way…
China paves way for IMF aid to Sri Lanka
The austerity measures put in place by the government as well as the shortages and price increases that Sri Lanka has suffered for almost two years are fueling the discontent…
Bitcoin: billionaire and BTC fan Tim Draper rejected by Sri Lanka
ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය – That means Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Sinhalese and that’s where Tim Draper came to settle down last week with his reality…
Strangled by its debt, Sri Lanka is still tightening its belt
Rickshaw drivers fetch fuel in July 2022 in Colombo, in the midst of an economic crisis. KIM KYUNG-HOON/REUTERS In a country in ruins, the government imposes a new austerity plan…
Sri Lanka: Chinese projects worth billions and investment ruins
Atul Loke/Bloomberg A port city that, more than ten years after the start of the project, is nothing more than a wasteland, or an airport with almost no flights: in…