Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has returned to the country he fled in July. The government provides an official residence and security for him. He has not indicated his intentions for the post yet, a senior official says. The government provided an official residence and security to Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa … Read more
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation has been accepted by parliament. He had fled the country earlier this week and was informed of his decision from Singapore. His resignation follows months of protests over what many deemed to be his mismanagement of the economy. COLOMBO: The resignation of Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been … Read more
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet. The 73-year-old man flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security guards. As per reports, he will move to a third country instead of staying in the Maldives. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet in the midst … Read more
Huge crowds have gathered in Colombo for the latest protest caused by the country’s economic turmoil. Demonstrators camped outside Rajapaksa’s office to demand his resignation over crisis mismanagement. UN asks authorities and demonstrators to ensure Saturday’s protests are peaceful. Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifted a curfew on Saturday, before a large group of people who want … Read more
President ordered police to stop a mass of ruling party supporters marching towards activists protesting against a terrible economic crisis. Despite the president’s orders, protests protesting inflation, power outages, and food shortages became deadly. The escalation of violence signalled a turning point in the conflict. It was the point at which two brothers who had … Read more
On Tuesday, Sri Lanka’s governing party blocked a no-confidence resolution against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose departure from office has been pivotal to widespread protests sparked by the country’s worst economic crisis in its history. The South Asian island country is on the verge of bankruptcy, and the government is looking for a financial lifeline from … Read more
Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police on Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. Nearly 200 people were also injured on Monday when Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned, but this did little to quell public outrage. He … Read more
Sri Lanka has been involved in a profound political and economic crisis for the past two months, with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday. Food, fuel, and other basic necessities are in short supply in the island nation of 22 million people, causing widespread hardship and triggering weeks of major protests. After emerging from … Read more
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka resigned on Monday following a day of violence that saw three people murdered, including an MP, and over 150 people injured as government supporters wielding sticks and clubs attacked protestors. After being mobbed by a throng of anti-government protestors outside the city, ruling party lawmaker Amarakeerthi Athukorala shot … Read more
Pope Francis advised Sri Lankan government on Monday to expose who turned in at the back of the country’s 2019 Easter bombings in an assault the island’s Catholics suspect was a plot to propel President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to energy. While assembly with a delegation of over 60 sufferers of the Easter Sunday attacks on 3 … Read more
Sri Lanka called out the military on Thursday to strengthen safety beforehand of a funeral for the first person killed currently, after weeks of running anti-government protests within the island state. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered the three-day deployment to maintain order in the principal metropolis of Rambukkana, where police dispersed an indication with stay rounds … Read more
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka inserts fuel rationing in worsening of the economic downfall that has glowed widespread demonstrations calling for resignation of President on Friday State-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), which accounts for more than a half of the retail fuel market, said it might limit the ratio drivers can buy, and banned pumping into cans … 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
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s public transport was crippled on Wednesday as buses ran out of diesel, officials said as the country’s foreign exchange crisis worsened with no dollars to import fuel. The Private Bus Owners’ Association said they were able to operate only about a quarter of their fleet of 20,000 vehicles, while drivers reported queuing for … 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
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka unveiled a $1.1 billion targeted relief package on Tuesday to help consumers pay soaring food costs as an economic crisis bites. The island’s tourism-dependent economy was hammered by the pandemic and rampant shortages have left its people struggling to buy essential goods. Supermarkets have been rationing milk powder, sugar, lentils and other essentials, … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy shrank in the third quarter as a foreign exchange crisis wrecked its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed on Thursday. The GDP contracted 1.5 per cent on-year in the three months to September, the department of census and statistics said, ending four consecutive quarters of growth. The island’s tourism-dependent economy … Read more
