Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sri Lanka minister warns crisis will worsen as inflation hits record high

Sri Lanka’s unheard of shortages of meals, fuel, and essential drugs will worsen earlier than a global bailout is negotiated, its finance minister warned Friday as inflation hit some other record excessive. Ali Sabry, who is in Washington for talks with global lenders, said an IMF bailout may additionally take months, however, he becomes in … Read more

Sri Lanka minister slams police probe on cricket World Cup

Sri Lankan police “botched” an investigation into the 2011 cricket World Cup final which the country lost to India, a senior minister told parliament onTuesday, reviving an explosive match-fixing controversy. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who was sports minister at the time, said he was “not satisfied” after the criminal investigation department dropped the case following allegations he … Read more