Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sri Lanka students mob PM’s home over economic crisis

Sri Lanka

Thousands of Sri Lankan university students gathered on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s home on Sunday, calling for his resignation as the island nation’s economic crisis worsened. Months of long blackouts, record inflation, and severe food and fuel shortages have fueled rising public discontent in Sri Lanka, which is experiencing its worst economic collapse since 1948. … Read more

Mobilized Sri Lanka PM beg for ‘patience’ from protesters

Mobilized Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa begged for “patience” Monday as many of the citizens continued to take to the streets to protest against his family’s rule, with public anger at a fever pitch over the country’s ruin wealth disaster. Sri Lanka’s 22 million residents have seen weeks of power collapse and severely lacking food, … Read more