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The Thimpu principles or Thimpu Declaration were a set of four demands put forward by the Sri Lankan Tamil delegation at the first peace talks undertaken regarding the Sri Lankan civil war. In July–August 1985 the Indian government organised peace talks in Thimphu , Bhutan aimed at bringing an end to the Sri Lankan civil war between Sri ...
The tasks of the Economics Department were to promote private sector trade and investment in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka; provide logistical and technical support to the North East Donor Coordination Cluster of the National Council for Economic Development (NCED); identify and resolve policy and implementation issues affecting ...
A Sri Lankan government delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed held peace talks with the LTTE. Although the talks seemed successful at the initial stages, no agreement was made on critical issues like the dissolution of the Northeast Provincial Council and repealing of the Sixth Amendment to the constitution.
The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Wednesday that he plans to begin negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) immediately to take forward ...
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress [ edit ] The SLMC issued a statement saying "the massacre of Eravur Muslims is raising the doubt whether the LTTE is going ahead with its barbaric attacks on the Muslims with the connivance of the government", referring to the slow response of the government to the massacre.
Sri Lanka's economy shrank 2.3% last year, which was better than the 3.6% contraction expected by the IMF. (Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese and Deepa Babington ...
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.