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
