Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s poor hope new president will change their fortunes
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan housewife Lankika Dilrukshi says she is tired of the daily struggle needed to provide forContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka clinches $12.5 billion bond rework deal in pre-election dash
LONDON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to restructure $12.5 billion of international bonds, it saidContinue Reading
Saudi crown prince says no Israel ties without Palestinian state
(AFP)-Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler said Wednesday that the kingdom will not establish ties with Israel until a Palestinian stateContinue Reading
Mohamed Al-Fayed has been accused of rape by multiple women
Mohamed Al-Fayed, the father of Dodi Fayed (who was tragically killed in a car crash alongside Princess Diana), has beenContinue Reading
Former Sri Lanka Test player banned from coaching in Australia for 20 years
Former Sri Lankan Test cricketer Dulip Samaraweera was banned Thursday from holding any position within Australian cricket for 20 yearsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka presidential contenders wrap up campaigning ahead of Saturday vote
COLOMBO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning on Wednesday, 48 hours before the election,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka’s 2022 ‘Aragalaya’ revolt hangs heavy over presidential vote
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Just over two years since Sri Lanka’s ‘Aragalaya’ uprising that deposed the nation’s president, the movement thatContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins… But politicians still want their votes
SPRING VALLEY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much to change in her dailyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s victor of circumstances seeks another term
COLOMBO, Sept 17, 2024 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s right-wing President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who seeks re-election this week, describes himself asContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s leftist leader turns from bullets to ballots
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s presidential hopeful Anura Kumara Dissanayaka wants a peaceful revolution after his Marxist party failed to seize power inContinue Reading
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