Currency depreciation lands Lanka in soup
The country’s biggest wheat importer PRIMA increased the price of a kg of wheat flour by 35 LKR….reports Asian Lite News The prices of
Lanka woos foreign investors
Sri Lanka’s state-owned investment agency the Board of Investment (BOI) last week said the country is aiming to attract $3 billion in the FDI
32 Lankans evacuated from Ukraine
The Foreign Ministry is also monitoring the status of Sri Lankan nationals in countries which share land borders with Ukraine….reports Asian Lite News Thirty-two
Lanka on mission to combat fuel shortage
The Central Bank has also recommended that the use of private vehicles must be discouraged …reports Asian Lite News The Sri Lankan Central Bank
SPECIAL 2022: Lanka falls into Chinese Debt Trap
With Sri Lankan debts to China in excess of $8 billion, the room for manoeuvre for the government of the day was already quite
Dollar crunch: Lanka hints at tough measures
The debt-trapped island nation has been in a financial crisis, especially with the Covid-19 pandemic, and many foreign imports, including vehicles and food items,
Lanka Faces Forex Crisis
Many analysts have said that the current economic crisis is worse than the erstwhile LTTE problem that the nation faced. ..writes Mahua Venkatesh In
43 TN fishermen arrested, protests erupt
Upset over the reported arrests and the seizure of the boats, the fishermen associations will hold protests across the state on Monday….reports Asian Lite
Another setback for crisis-ridden Lanka
The Fitch Rating also stated that Sri Lanka would find it hard despite currency swap facilities from India and China. …writes Susitha Fernando While
Dalai Lama in Sri Lanka
The Dalai Lama spoke on the first day of the event on December 17, which was followed by a question and answer session the
