IMF agrees to $2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka
Months of acute food, fuel and medicine shortages, extended blackouts and runaway inflation have plagued the country after it ran out of dollars to finance even the most essential…
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Chinese missile tracker ship prospecting Indian Ocean bed south of Sri Lanka
The military ship is expected to head towards its home port Jiangyin near Shanghai, but it is unclear whether the ship will make another port call while on the way back to China.
Chinese ‘spy ship’ visit shows Rajapaksas still run Sri Lanka
Anyone who believes their power and influence on the island is over only needs to examine the circumstances of the visit by the Chinese tracking ship to the southernmost port of…
Sri Lanka port welcomes China survey ship, rankling India, US
Cooperation from the United States and India will be essential for alleviating Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, but Colombo must give consideration to both these nations and China…
China cannot use southern port for military purposes: Sri Lanka president
According to official data from the Sri Lankan government, China is Sri Lanka’s largest provider of foreign debt.
Chinese military survey ship docks at Sri Lanka port
The movements of the ship have fueled contention between India and China, two of Sri Lanka’s biggest allies in its current economic crisis.
Ousted Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in Thailand for temporary stay
Mr Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok on the same day that his visa in Singapore expired.
Sri Lanka proposes constitutional amendment to clip presidential powers
If passed into law, the amendments would reinstate democratic reforms made in 2015.
Is Bhutan’s economy headed for a similar economic crisis like Sri Lanka?
After the Sri Lankan crisis, the latest entry in the list of economies facing acute crisis, is that of Bhutan, which relies heavily on imports.
Are we going to go the Sri Lanka way?
Asia News Network writers review the state of affairs in their countries following the Sri Lankan crisis.