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Sri Lanka protests: State of emergency declared, army deployed in the streets
Armed troops with sweeping powers to arrest suspects were deployed to Sri Lanka on Saturday, hours after the president declared a state of emergency over escalating protests against him. The…
Sri Lanka: fuel prices soar, economy in trouble
A man refuels his motorbike in Colombo on March 26, 2022 in Sri Lanka (AFP/-) One of Sri Lanka’s biggest fuel suppliers raised petrol prices by nearly 20% on Saturday,…
Sri Lanka’s holiest elephant dies aged 68
Nadugamuwa Raja, Sri Lanka’s holiest elephant, died on Monday at the age of 68, prompting an outpouring of emotion as well as a presidential order that the enormous remains be…
Sri Lanka has no more money to import oil
Queuing for petrol in Sri Lanka In the island nation of Sri Lanka, the state energy company CPC has run out of money to buy and import oil. Energy Minister…
Human rights are deteriorating in Sri Lanka, says head of island’s Catholic Church
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka sharply criticized authorities on Tuesday over concerns about deteriorating human rights on the island. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith condemned an attack…
Sri Lanka bans strikes in health sector
In a hospital in Colombo, February 9, 2022 (AFP/Archives/Ishara S. KODIKARA) Sri Lanka’s president banned strikes in the health and power sectors on Saturday, the sixth day of a labor…
Sri Lanka strangled by its Chinese creditor
DECRYPTION – Heavily indebted and deprived of its tourist windfall, the island is in dire straits. Sri Lanka has so far escaped default. The country has repaid the maturity of…
Wild elephants in Sri Lanka are dying from plastic from a large one
Hungry wild elephants search for food at a garbage dump. They also eat deadly plastic. Achala Pussalla / AP (dpa) Sri Lanka wants to dig a ditch around a huge…
Sri Lanka, in the midst of a currency crisis, criticizes the lowering of its rating by S&P
Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa (center), alongside the country’s central bank governor, Ajith Nivard Cabraal (left), in Colombo on January 9, 2022 (AFP / Archives / ISHARA S. KODIKARA…
Sri Lanka, on the verge of bankruptcy, announces billion euro population assistance program
Sri Lankans line up to refill their cooking gas cylinders during a shortage in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, January 4, 2022. ERANGA JAYAWARDENA / AP All the lights are on…
Sri Lanka: food prices soar
Sri Lankans line up to buy food on September 3, 2021, in Colombo (AFP / Archives / Ishara S. KODIKARA) Food prices in Sri Lanka rose from a record 22.1%…
New SRI fund from LBPAM
New SRI fund from LBPAM | Photo credits: Shutterstock La Banque Postale AM markets LBPAM ISR Convertibles Monde (Isin code: FR0014004IW3), fund invested in international convertible bonds with an approach…