Sri Lanka runs out of fuel with not even one day of stock left
Sri Lanka will shut schools and only allow fuel supplies to services deemed essential like health, trains and buses for two weeks starting Tuesday, a minister said, in a desperate attempt to deal with a severe shortage.
Jun 27, 2022, 22:27 PM IST
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Roshan Mahanama serves tea, buns to people amid severe fuel crisis in island nation
Sri Lanka is going through the worst economic crisis since its independence. India has helped its neighbours with thousands of tonnes of diesel and petrol, apart from food and medical supplies, to help ease the acute fuel shortage in the debt-ridden island nation.
Jun 19, 2022, 19:34 PM IST
Sri Lanka to shut-down govt offices, schools from Monday amid economic crisis
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: With its existing fuel stocks fast depleting, Sri Lanka is under intense pressure to get foreign exchange to pay for its imports, which has brought several sectors of the country's economy to a grinding halt.
Jun 18, 2022, 17:51 PM IST
In a rare gesture, China praises India's efforts to assist crisis-hit Sri Lanka
"We have taken note that the Indian government has also done a lot in this regard. We commend those efforts," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Jun 09, 2022, 14:06 PM IST
No country except India providing money, says Sri Lankan PM amid worst economic crisis
"No country is giving us money for fuel and coal. Only India is giving. Our Indian credit line is now nearing its end. We are talking about extending it," Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
Jun 09, 2022, 09:43 AM IST
