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Senior Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in on Friday as the new prime minister, his office said, a day after the swearing-in of a new president as the Indian Ocean nation grapples

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said on Thursday, as the island nation awaits official confirmation from the Indian government for a new $500 million credit line for fuel.

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's prime minister offered talks on Wednesday with protesters calling for the

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's power minister said on Thursday that power cuts could continue into May, as many parts of the crisis-hit country currently faced up to 13 hours without electricity due to a shortage of foreign currency to import fuel.

Sri Lanka will start official talks with the International Monetary Fund next month, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to stave off the island nations worst economic...

COLOMBO -Opposition leaders led a march of hundreds of protesters through Sri Lankas main city of Colombo on Tuesday as anger grows over a worsening economic crisis that has brought fuel shortages... | March 15, 2022