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Sri Lanka to save $5bn from bilateral debt deal
AFP News via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 days agoSri Lanka will save $5 billion following the restructuring of its bilateral debt, much of which is owed to China, through slashed interest rates and...
Five Sri Lankan fishermen die after drinking unknown liquids from drifting bottles
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoIn a similar operation last month, the island nation’s navy arrested 22 fishermen from India’s Tamil...
R. Sampanthan, face of the Tamil minority's campaign for autonomy after Sri Lanka's civil war, dies
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoRajavarothiyam Sampanthan, an ethnic Tamil leader and lawmaker who became the face of the minority...
Veteran Sri Lanka MP who fought for Tamil rights dies
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoSampanthan, a lawyer and one of the country's longest serving MPs, died in the capital Colombo late...
Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoThe BBC has approached Mr Kahawatta and the Sri Lanka Navy for confirmation and comment. Mr Kahawatta told national news station Ada Derana...June. The...
Sri Lanka calls on Russia to discharge its citizens from army
AFP News via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days agoSri Lanka has asked Russia to allow its former soldiers fighting in Moscow's war against Ukraine to...