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JICA’s suspension of funding halts BIA expansion project by Taisei
The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) expansion project funded by the Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA) has been suspended temporarily as the Government is not in a position to repay the loan.
Sapugaskanda oil refinery closure triggers fuel insecurity
Sri Lanka has overlooked fuel security with the closure of the Sapugaskanda oil refinery for at least 120 days in 2021/22 due to the suspension of crude oil imports triggering an energy crisis that has led to island-wide rolling power cuts, several Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) engineers complained.
Sri Lanka blocks Yuan Wang-Spy ship’s visit easing Indian tensions
In a new twist soothing the tensions between China and India Indian ocean maritime security, Sri Lanka has asked China to indefinitely delay a visit by a ship with long-range scanning capabilities that can be used to map defense installations and help the Chinese military's strategic planning.
China assures not to harm Sri Lanka’s interests in keeping its friendship
China has assured it will never do anything to harm Sri Lanka’s interests and will always be its sincere and reliable friend.
WFP says rising prices reduce access to food for millions in Sri Lanka:
Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence is spinning off a “serious food crisis,” said World Food Programme Representative and Country Director Abdur Rahim Siddiqui, while describing a toxic mix of spiking prices, shrinking crop yields, the fallout of the war in Ukraine and a lack of state funds to pay for key supplies.