India extends $1bn credit line for Sri Lanka by a year | Debt News
The credit line is part of about $4bn in emergency assistance extended by India during the peak of…
Sri Lanka receives first tranche of IMF bailout, says president | International Monetary Fund
Ranil Wickremesinghe says his government will kick off the next round of talks with creditors in the…
Sri Lanka’s economy shrank by record 7.8 percent last year | Business and Economy News
The contraction is the biggest in the crisis-hit island nation’s 75 years of independence.
Sri…
Police fire tear gas at election protesters in Sri Lanka, injuring 15 - National
Police in Sri Lanka on Sunday fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a…
Sri Lanka to slash military by a third to cut costs | Military News
The bankrupt country says it will reduce number of army personnel to 135,000 by next year and…
‘I can’t afford my medicine’: A Sri Lankan granny’s monthly costs | Poverty and Development
What’s your money worth? A series from the front line of the cost-of-living crisis, where people…
South Asian eateries try ‘going local’ as recovery strategy
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hotels and restaurants across South Asia have had to adapt and reimagine dining…
UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea
BANGKOK — The United Nations and other groups urged countries in southern Asia on Friday to…
Relaxed COVID rules, deadly crowd crushes mark year in Asia
By The Associated Press
December 15, 2022…