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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday (Apr 7) a record US$320 million relief package for farmers, fishermen and low-income households hit hardest by soaring energy costs due to the Middle East war.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the package, the biggest state handout ever, would help the most vulnerable in the island nation of 22 million.Cash grants would be paid directly into the accounts of thousands of fishermen and rice and tea farmers, he said.Those living below the poverty line – about 25 per cent of the population – would get an additional US$25 this month to celebrate the traditional Sinhala…
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