COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana today requested that embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa convene the House as soon as possible to discuss the current situation, which includes unprecedented violence and widespread protest against the government over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, a media report said. According to Serjeant-at-Arms Narenda Fernando of … Read more
Sri Lanka’s major attorneys’ group urged the president on Saturday to lift the state of emergency imposed after a countrywide strike brought the already bankrupt country to a halt. Months of blackouts and acute food, fuel, and medicine shortages have caused widespread hardship across the South Asian island nation, which is experiencing its worst economic … Read more
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa proclaimed a state of emergency for the second time in five weeks on Friday, giving security forces broad powers in the face of a statewide walkout calling for his resignation. After unions blamed the president for the extraordinary economic crisis that has sparked weeks of turmoil, the president invoked the severe rules … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s bus and train networks were shut down, and businesses and industries were shuttered as part of a statewide strike calling for the government’s resignation as the island’s economic situation worsened. Months of outages and severe shortages of food, gasoline, and medications have caused extensive devastation across the South Asian island country. The … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka aims to revise its current “unrealistic” budget and is in negotiations with the World Bank to increase its assistance from $300 million to $700 million, according to the country’s finance minister on Wednesday. The island country is dangerously short of foreign exchange, having been struck hard by COVID-19 and short of income … Read more
A top Sri Lankan police officer turned into arrested Wednesday after ordering his subordinates to fire on anti-government protesters, in clashes that left one man lifeless and almost 30 others wounded. Last week’s demonstration inside the city of Rambukkana turned into one among many around the country protesting an upward push in fuel expenses inside the … Read more
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s inventory alternate halted once more Monday after an almost 13 percent plunge, derailing the bourse’s tentative reopening after a two-week smash aimed at forestalling a marketplace disintegrate. The island country is grappling with its worst economic downturn since independence in 1948, with months of ordinary blackouts and acute shortages of meals and … Read more
Dried streaks of blood and spent cartridges mark the floor where an unexpected crackdown by way of Sri Lankan police ended with the first fatality from weeks of anti-authorities rallies. Dozens of spontaneous demonstrations had broken out around the island nation on Tuesday, with incensed crowds blocking off roads with burning tyres in protest at but some … Read more
Sri Lanka police shot lifeless one guy and wounded 10 others on Tuesday in the first fatal conflict with demonstrators protesting the island nation’s crippling economic disaster. The island country is within the grip of its most painful monetary downturn given its independence in 1948, with intense shortages of important items together with gasoline and regular blackouts … Read more
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s finance minister’s aide stated on Tuesday that the country had requested immediate financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and that the global lender could accept it after an initial reluctance. Island residents have taken to the streets to express their displeasure with the government’s handling of their finances and rising … Read more
Sri Lanka’s President removed two of his brothers and a nephew from his Cabinet on Monday, in response to public outrage over the governing family’s mismanagement of a debilitating economic crisis and calls for his resignation. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has presided over the island nation’s most devastating economic crisis in living memory, and his administration … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s leader dropped two of his brothers and a nephew from his cabinet Monday, following public anger over the governing family’s treatment of a debilitating economic crisis and calls for his resignation. Presiding over the island nation’s most painful downturn in memory, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is preparing to meet with the International Monetary … Read more
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa urged for “patience” Monday as thousands continued to take to the streets to protest his family’s rule, with public anger at a fever pitch over the country’s crippling economic crisis. Sri Lanka’s 22 million residents have seen weeks of power blackouts and severe shortages of food, fuel, and even … Read more
Sri Lankan demand their president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation. Sri Lanka is in the midst of its greatest economic crisis since the country gained its independence from the British rule in 1948. More than 10,000 demonstrators gathered at the Galle Face Green urban park in Colombo for a large demonstration against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, which escalated … Read more
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), Sri Lanka’s biggest opposition party, declared on Friday that if President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government fails to address the public’s worries over the country’s worst economic crisis, it will initiate a no-confidence motion against him. Sajith Premadasa, the leader of the opposition, has also advocated for the Executive Presidency to be abolished, … Read more
Arjuna Ranatunga, a former Sri Lankan minister and great cricketer, said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should accept responsibility for his failings and resign to make room for someone who can lead the island nation out of its current economic quagmire. “Because he has failed, the president should resign.” In an exclusive interview with a foreign news … Read more
Sri Lanka’s ailing president will not resign, according to his government’s whip. In the midst of the country’s economic turmoil, public and political opponents have called on Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. Long power outages and shortages of petrol, food, and other essential supplies have enraged residents for weeks. Almost all of his Cabinet ministers have … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will pay small sums to the families of people who were killed or went missing in the carnage of the island nation’s decade-long civil war, authorities announced Tuesday. Successive Sri Lankan governments have faced international censure over the conflict, which ended in 2009 after the collapse of the minority Tamil separatist movement’s armed wing. … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka marked its independence day on Friday with an appeal to its diaspora to send money home to overcome the island’s worsening economic crisis and a pledge to protect foreign investments. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa urged millions of Sri Lankans abroad to invest their savings in their home country, which is facing its worst … Read more
Hong Kong – Sri Lanka is speeding up vaccination for more age groups so as to meet goals of making 2022 the “Visit Sri Lanka Year”. The South Asian island country extended its vaccination drive to include children and teenagers aged 12 to 15 starting January 7, wrote Sri Lankan Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella in … Read more
COLOMBO: International ratings agency Fitch downgraded cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Saturday by one notch to ‘CC’ due to mounting fears of a sovereign default on its $26 billion foreign debt. The downgrade came a day after Sri Lanka reported a 1.5 per cent contraction in the third quarter of this year, as a foreign exchange crisis … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday met Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. As per the details, both leaders discussed matters of mutual interest. Earlier, the premier met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapsa on Tuesday. Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing a press conference with his Sri Lankan counterpart said … Read more
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived Sri Lanka for a two-day visit where he will hold talks focusing on increasing trade and investment. According to the details, Imran Khan with his delegation landed at Bandranaike International Airport in Colombo. Upon arrival, Prime Minister Imran Khan was presented with the Guard of Honour. Pakistan and … Read more
In the general elections of Srilanka, President Gopabarajapaksa’s brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa applauds government candidate. According to a foreign news agency, government candidate Sujith Prima Dasane has conceded his defeat in the last day’s presidential elections and congratulated his rival Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the victory. According to the Sri Lankan media, Gotabaya Rajapaksa got 54% votes … Read more
