SriLanka

Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s inflation jumps beyond 50%

COLOMBO (AFP)  - Sri Lanka's inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed Friday, rising to 54.6…

Bankrupt Sri Lanka opens IMF talks, begins shutdown

Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential government services on Monday, beginning a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves…

Sri Lanka seeks UN help on food shortages

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking urgent United Nations help to build a stockpile of essential foods, the prime minister's office…

Sri Lanka’s new PM struggles to form unity government

by Amal JAYASINGHE and Sean GLEESON Sri Lanka's new prime minister struggled Friday to forge a unity government and forestall an…

Sri Lanka rescues 120 whales after mass stranding

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka's navy and volunteers rescued 120 pilot whales stranded in the country's biggest mass…

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