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Debt crisis grips Sri Lanka

Chamila Karunarathne, EPA-EFE
Posted at May 20 01:51 PM

Sri Lanka faces its worst ever economic crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign reserves, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. Read more »

Sri Lanka economy will 'collapse' if no new govt in 2 days: central bank

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 08:59 PM

Sri Lanka's economy will "collapse beyond redemption" unless a new government is appointed within two days to restore political stability, the central bank chief said Wednesday. Read more »

Shoot-on-sight orders in Sri Lanka after violence

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 11:40 AM

Sri Lankan authorities issued shoot-on-sight orders to quell unrest that has seen buildings and vehicles set ablaze. Read more »

China-backed projects testament to Sri Lanka's mismanagement

Aishwarya Kumar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 08:04 PM

Many of the white-elephant projects that helped fuel the crisis now gather dust in Hambantota district, home of the powerful Rajapaksa clan. Read more »

Hundreds defy Sri Lanka curfew after deadly unrest

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 06:46 PM

Fresh protests erupted in Sri Lanka's capital on Tuesday, defying a government curfew after five people died in the worst violence in weeks of demonstrations over a dire economic crisis. Read more »

Labor strike cripples crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 07:52 PM

Millions of workers staged a crippling strike in Sri Lanka on Thursday, adding to pressure on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his ruling family to quit over the country's worst-ever economic crisis. Read more »

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka to sell 'golden' visas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 05:46 PM

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Tuesday it would sell long-term visas to attract desperately needed foreign currency after the island nation ran out of dollars to pay for food and fuel. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 18, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 11:35 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Sri Lanka in crisis over alleged corruption

Jewel Samad, AFP
Posted at Apr 18 08:59 PM

Critics accuse corruption and nepotism in Rajapaksa's administration as the main reasons for the country's worst economic crisis. Read more »

Bankrupt Sri Lanka asks citizens abroad to send home cash

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 04:31 PM

Sri Lanka urged its citizens overseas to send home money to help pay for desperately needed food and fuel Wednesday after announcing a default on its $51 billion foreign debt. Read more »

Sri Lanka defaults on entire $51 billion external debt

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 03:19 PM

Crisis-stricken Sri Lanka Tuesday announced it would default on its $51 billion external debt pending a bailout from the International Monetary Fund. Read more »

Sri Lanka protesters defy curfew, protest econ crisis

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 05:26 PM

Armed troops in Sri Lanka blocked an opposition march staged in defiance of an emergency curfew to protest the island nation's worsening economic crisis. Read more »

Sri Lanka cancels school exams over paper shortage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 12:55 PM

Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper, officials said. Read more »

Sri Lanka's president asks China to restructure debt repayments

Uditha Jayasinghe, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 06:06 AM

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa asks China to restructure debt repayments to help the country weather the financial crisis. Read more »

Heavy rains in India, Sri Lanka kill 41

Sudarshan Varadhan and Uditha Jayasinghe, Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 03:40 PM

Heavy rains across southern India and Sri Lanka have killed at least 41 people, authorities said on Thursday, with weather forecasters expecting the downpours to ease in the next few days as stricken communities pumped out the deluge. Read more »

Sri Lanka lifts virus lockdown, retains night curfew

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 01 02:52 PM

Sri Lanka has lifted a near 6-week lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 but maintained a night curfew and ban on public gatherings and parties. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 23, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 11:43 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Sri Lanka vaccinates children over 12 against COVID-19

Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP
Posted at Sep 24 06:30 PM

A health worker inoculates a child against COVID-19 at a children's hospital in Colombo on Friday as the country began inoculating children over 12 Read more »

Remote learning setting back South Asian kids - UNICEF

Reuters
Posted at Sep 09 04:58 PM

Hundreds of millions of children in South Asia are suffering because their schools have been closed because of the coronavirus. Read more »

DOH: Strict measures remain despite travel ban lifting

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 06:11 PM

The DOH on assuaged concerns over the lifting of travel restrictions on 10 countries, including those with Delta variant cases. Read more »