Sri Lanka

Video: Suitcases being loaded on Sri Lanka Navy ship as President Gotabaya flees

<p> Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence today just before thousands of protesters stormed his official residence…

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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya flees as protesters storm official residence in Colombo

<p> Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka’s economic mess to continue till 2023, says Wickremesinghe

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka, which is in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis hit by food and fuel shortage, is…

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India rushing more petrol, diesel to Sri Lanka as friendly neighbour runs out of fuel

<p> India is rushing more petrol and diesel to Sri Lanka as the friendly neighbour is down to a single-day’s…

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Sri Lankan President to visit UAE on emergency mission to procure fuel

<p> Amid the fuel shortage in the country, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to visit the United Arab…

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From Sri Lanka to the Philippines, Jataka Tales bridge India’s Buddhist soft power with Asia

<p> <strong>India continues to strengthen the Buddhist spiritual bond with several countries of the region through Jataka Tales which describe…

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Lankan PM Wickremesinghe discusses economic, political challenges with US Secretary Blinken

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took charge two months ago and is currently battling the toughest battle…

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India to supply fertiliser to Sri Lanka to avert food shortage, says President Gotabaya

<p> Sri Lankan President President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Thursday that India has promised to provide fertiliser to Sri Lanka…

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In Sri Lanka and Nepal, India sheds the ‘big brother’ tag

<p> India’s robust support to Sri Lanka when the world had virtually turned its back on the stricken island nation,…

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Petrol price in Sri Lanka shoots up to Rs 420 a litre as inflation skyrockets

<p> Skyrocketing inflation in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka pushed up the price of petrol to an exorbitant Rs 420 per litre…

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Sri Lanka PM assures parliament of sufficient fuel stocks till mid-June

<p> Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday assured the country's lawmakers that the island nation has been able…

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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister for the sixth time

<p> Former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister on Thursday evening. Wickremesinghe,…

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Is Sri Lanka set for regime change after Mahinda Rajapaksa flees to Trincomalee?

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The South Asian Island nation is…

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UN calls for restraint and pathway to dialogue as violence escalates in Sri Lanka

<p> <strong>The United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka…

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Rajapaksas ancestral home burnt down in Hambantota, Mahinda evacuated to safety

<p> Violence continued to spiral in Sri Lanka late till Monday night as people, angry over attacks perpetrated by President…

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People’s fury burns down ministers’ houses, vehicles as violence engulfs Colombo

<p> Anger took over Colombo as people mounted attacks on supporters and ministers of the Rajapaksa government in retaliatory violence…

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State of emergency will not solve Sri Lanka’s difficulties, say heads of foreign missions in Colombo

<p> <strong>Several foreign missions and their representatives in Colombo have expressed their growing concern over the political crisis gripping Sri…

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Sri Lankan Bar Association decries imposition of emergency, says ‘stifling protest no solution’

<p> Expressing grave concern over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's declaration of a state of emergency, Sri Lankan Bar Association urged him…

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As Sri Lankan opposition seeks support for a no-confidence motion, Rajapaksas determined to hold on

<p> Opposition party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has prepared a no-confidence motion against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, which will…

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Rajapaksas Losing Power Grip In Sri Lanka As Protests Surge | Sri Lanka Economic Crisis

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sbd5lmWJgEk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Sri Lanka's opposition…

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Are the Rajapaksas set to face a no-confidence motion in Sri Lanka?

<p> As the Rajapaksa brothers—Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa, defiantly hold on to their Presidential and Prime Ministerial positions respectively…

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