Dozens of Sri Lankans, including at least six from two families, arrived in India’s Tamil Nadu on Wednesday after fleeing their country amid financial crisis, authorities said in a report. Sri Lanka’s parliament has extended a state of emergency imposed in early
India on June 24 delivered a large consignment of humanitarian aid worth 3 billion SLR (over ₹65,35,00,000) to Sri Lanka as the island nation struggles with its worst-hit economy and shortage of basic commodities. The consignment was received by Indian High Commissioner
The United States announced $5 million in additional funds for cash-starved Sri Lanka on June 21 to meet the immediate needs of those hardest hit by the island country’s economic crisis. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will also provide $6
Sri Lanka has sought a $55 million loan from India for procuring urea for the 2022-23 ‘Maha’ harvest season, an official said on June 7. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had recently warned of a food crisis in the island nation due to
India on Friday delivered 3.3 tonnes of medical supplies to a free pre-hospital ambulance service in Sri Lanka, which was launched in 2016 with its assistance and played a key role in the island nation’s fight against Covid-19. “Another promise to the
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka announced that the World Bank would disburse approximately $700 million to Sri Lanka in the coming months. This pledge was made when the World Bank’s Country Manager in Colombo, Chiyo Kanda spoke to Sri
India delivered a shipment of humanitarian aid worth SLR 2 billion (₹43.8 crore) to the island nation of Colombo on Sunday, May 22, as Sri Lanka was hit by a severe economic crisis. India’s High Commissioner in Colombo, Gopal Bagle, handed over
Sri Lanka has defaulted on its debt for the first time in the country’s history as the island nation struggles with its worst financial crisis triggered by global shock waves from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according to media reports.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Friday, 6 May, declared a state of emergency, which will come into effect from midnight (7 May), giving security forces sweeping powers amid anti-government protests, AFP reported. This is the second time in the last five
Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis could lead to far more deaths than the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors warned on Sunday, as they are nearly out of life-saving medicines, say media reports. The country is stressed by power blackouts and acute food, fuel and
