Category: Sri Lanka
BREAKING: Watch Protesters storm Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s office
At least 24 injured and hospitalised during the protest at the Prime Minister’s Office at Flower Road. Protesters are seenContinue Reading
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President flees
COLOMBO- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday (Jul 13), hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country,Continue Reading
BREAKING: Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country on military jet, destination Maldives
Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country, following mass protests over the island’s economic crisis. Mr Rajapaksa leftContinue Reading
Watch: “I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my country, regime change may provide new approach but road ahead not easy”- Ali Sabry on CNN
Former Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry discusses political chaos in Sri Lanka as their economic crisis continues.
U.S. ‘rejects’ Gotabaya’s visa request after recent ousting by mass protests
(The Hindu) After securing a thumping win in 2019, Gotabaya became, arguably, the most unpopular leader in the country amidContinue Reading
Watch: ‘There is economic Armageddon at the doorstep of every household’ – Sajith Premadasa on BBC Newsnight
“There is economic Armageddon at the doorstep of every household… this has been caused by a corrupt kleptocracy” Sri LankanContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President, brother in airport standoff during escape attempt
Sri Lanka’s president in humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff who blocked his departure, official sources say. Sri Lanka’s embattledContinue Reading
Listen : ‘Made a mistake’: No, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hasn’t left country, says Speaker
whatsapp-audio-2022-07-11-at-1.58.47-pm Listen to the full interview with BBC podcast. Update: Sri Lanka Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday told newsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President confirms step down on Wednesday; PM hatching survival plan as MPs urge PM to continue?
COLOMBO, July 11- Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the primeContinue Reading
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