Sri Lanka asks China for help with trade, investment and tourism
BEIJING (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has asked China to help with trade, investment and tourism to help it grow sustainably,Continue Reading
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Sri Lanka to restrict fuel imports for next 12 months
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12 months because of a severe shortage ofContinue Reading
Rights group seeks arrest of former Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa in Singapore
COLOMBO, July 24 (Reuters) – A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint withContinue Reading
Sri Lankan President urged by Human Rights Watch to cease all unlawful use of force against protesters
COLOMBO(AP) — An international human rights group is urging Sri Lanka’s new president to immediately order security forces to ceaseContinue Reading
Sri Lanka president gets long-sought win, steep challenges
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Six-times Sri Lanka’s prime minister, President Ranil Wickremesinghe had long aspired to the pinnacle ofContinue Reading
Rajapaksa ally named PM in Sri Lanka as protest site cleared
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An ally of the Rajapaksa political family was appointed Friday as Sri Lanka’s prime minister,Continue Reading
Sri Lankan forces raid protest camp as new President takes office, diplomats deeply concerned
COLOMBO, (Reuters)— Security forces in Sri Lanka raided a protest camp occupying government grounds in the main city of Colombo early onContinue Reading
Security forces dismantle Sri Lanka’s main protest camp
Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Colombo early Friday, dismantling it and evictingContinue Reading
Dinesh Gunawardena to be named Sri Lanka’s next Premier -sources
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s new president will appoint senior lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena as the crisis-hit country’s next prime minister,Continue Reading
New Sri Lankan President divisive choice for fixing crisis, unpopular among public fed up with shortages
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister was elected president Wednesday by lawmakers who opted for a seasoned, veteran leaderContinue Reading
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