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After Sri Lanka, Thailand waives visas for Indian tourists
The announcement was made following a decision by the Thai Cabinet, which agreed to exempt tourists…
ANI
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Sri Lanka hospital capacity reaches 'tipping point' as the country records its highest COVID-19 toll in a day
With the new figure, Sri Lanka's overall caseload and death toll stood at 3,18,775 and 4,727, re…
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Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to reignite rise in food and fuel prices
Fears that Israel's expanding military operations in Gaza could escalate into a regional conflict a…
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Sri Lanka bans all Indian travellers from entering the country to curb the spread of COVID-19 cases
He said the CAASL have directed all airlines to preventing disembarking Indian passengers. …
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Sri Lanka said it won't go into lockdown yet, despite a "COVID bomb" in the country where bodies are piling up and there's a backlog of mass cremations
The Sri Lankan government held mass cremations last weekend after Colombo's main hospital ran out o…
Matthew Loh
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SIMPLY PUT: Why Sri Lanka is going through an economic meltdown
India’s southern neighbour is now struggling to provide electricity, fuel and basic essent…
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Sri Lanka is reopening to tourists after more than nine months of travel bans due to COVID-19
Tourism once made up around 5% of Sri Lanka's economy, employing close to 2 million people at a tim…
Martin Coulter
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26 ministers resign amidst the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka
On Sunday night, all 26 ministers submitted letters of resignation. Speaking to reporters, Educatio…
PTI
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India's aid to Sri Lanka is helping it lose the 'imperious big brother' tag
India's generous support of essentials for desperate people who had been virtually abandoned by a k…
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Fuel shortages, massive debts, and protesters partying in the presidential palace: Here is what's going on in 'bankrupt' Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's president has resigned following widespread protests sparked by an economic collapse te…
Chris Johnston
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Sri Lankan President slips away to Maldives after protestors take over his house
President Rajapaksa had left for the Maldives together with his wife and a bodyguard from the count…
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A Sri Lankan health minister who promoted 'magic potions' made by a 'sorcerer' as COVID cures has been replaced
Former health minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi later contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized.
Vanessa Gu
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Sri Lanka temporarily suspends COVID-19 jabs due to delay in securing vaccines from Serum Institute of India, says Health Minister
Vaccination programme has been halted from Wednesday night due to the need to use the available …
PTI
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People are waiting in line for days to get gas in Sri Lanka as the country's economic crisis deepens
Sri Lanka is facing one of the worst economic crises in modern history, with its government lacking…
Matthew Loh
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Sri Lanka is running out of food, medicine, gas, and money but the tourists just keep coming
"I was just there, didn't even notice. I had an amazing three weeks," one woman wrote on Facebook i…
Lina Batarags
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India records 1,086 fresh COVID-19 cases and 71 deaths in last 24 hours
India on Wednesday reported 1,086 fresh COVID-19 cases, which is marginally higher than previous da…
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The new XE mutant of the COVID-19 pandemic – all you need to know about it
The XE strain was first detected in the UK on January 19 this year and till then over 600 cases hav…
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Foreign tourist arrivals dipped by 44.5% in 2021: Tourism Ministry report
Due to restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic, the number of foreign tourist arrivals in India d…
PTI
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COVID-19 cases and deaths are skyrocketing in several Southeast Asian countries, not just India
"The Southeast Asia region reported over 2.7 million new cases and over 25,000 new deaths," the Wor…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Nagaland reports first COVID-19 case
Meanwhile, the Nagaland government has sealed various locations in Dimapur, including the patient'…