Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sri Lanka PM quits as violence kills 3, injures 150

Sri Lanka

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

Loyalists turn on Sri Lanka PM as protest pressure grows

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s beleaguered prime minister came below increasing stress to step down on Saturday, as staunch allies broke ranks and sponsored street protests calling for resignations over a worsening economic crisis. Media minister Nalaka Godahewa introduced his assistance to the thousands outdoor President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s workplace who was worried he and different members of his … Read more