sri lanka

Crisis in Sri Lanka causes 1million job losses in construction sector

Published on: June 7, 2023
13:39

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Colombo, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The collapse of the construction sector in Sri Lanka due to the severe economic crisis has resulted in the loss of one million jobs, the country's Sectoral Oversight Committee revealed on Wednesday.

India extends billion-dollar credit to Sri Lanka for one more year

Published on: May 31, 2023
00:15

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Colombo, May 31 (Prensa Latina) India extended to Sri Lanka its one-billion-dollar credit line for another year to help the neighboring island, which is immersed in a serious economic crisis.

Indian Foreign Minister starts tour of Maldives and Sri Lanka

Published on: January 18, 2023
09:59

By: Luis Linares Petrov

New Delhi, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, will begin an official tour through the Maldives and Sri Lanka that will last until January 20th, to strengthen relations with both countries.

Dengue cases triple in Sri Lanka

Published on: January 1, 2023
08:18

By: Pavel López Lazo

Colombo, Jan 1 (Prensa Latina) Dengue cases tripled in Sri Lanka during 2022, compared to the previous year, Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Director-General of Health Services, warned on Sunday.

Sri Lanka: 3.4 million people need urgent aid

Published on: November 10, 2022
00:45

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Colombo, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The number of people in Sri Lanka who need urgent humanitarian aid has doubled to 3.4 million, while the food crisis worsens in this Asian nation, it was reported.

Sri Lanka proposes International University of Climate Change

Published on: November 8, 2022
11:34

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday proposed to establish an International Climate Change University in his country with an auxiliary institute in the Maldives, to support action plans against climate change.

Vietnamese ship rescues 303 Sri Lankans from damaged ship

Published on: November 8, 2022
07:48

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Hanoi, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) 303 Sri Lankans traveling aboard a Myanmar-flagged fishing vessel were rescued off the coast of the Vietnamese province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, in the south of the country.

New protests announced in Sri Lanka

Published on: November 2, 2022
08:33

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Colombo, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) A hundred unions, several student movements and twenty Sri Lankan political parties announced a peaceful anti-government protest in Colombo, the country's capital.

Sri Lanka and Cuba agree to continue strengthening relations

Published on: October 12, 2022
11:06

By: Martin Hacthoun

Colombo, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mohamed Uvais Mohamed Ali Sabry and Cuban Ambassador to this South Asian nation, Andres Gonzalez, agreed today that both countries should continue to promote and diversify ties.

Aeroflot resumes flights to Sri Lanka

Published on: October 10, 2022
10:17

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Colombo, Oct 10 (Prensa Latina) A flight from Russia's Aeroflot airline landed at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport on Monday, resuming operations between Moscow and Colombo after a lapse of four months.

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