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
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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
No military operation to storm Galle Face, India also denies
The military says there is no move to storm the protest site at Galle Face. Videos have emerged on socialContinue Reading
Situaton Report 1800H: Sri Lanka opposition meets to install new gov’t amid turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition political parties were meeting Sunday to agree on a new government aContinue Reading
Laughter, piano at vacant Sri Lanka presidential palace
Thousands of men, women and children were pouring into the imposing state mansion queuing to sit on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’sContinue Reading
Protesters break into home of Sri Lankan PM, set it on fire
Protesters have broken into the Sri Lankan prime minister’s private residence and set it on fire, hours after he saidContinue Reading
Sri Lankan PM agrees to quit in biggest political turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after party leaders in ParliamentContinue Reading
“We still don’t know where he is, but we know he is with the navy and is safe”- Sri Lanka official
Huge crowds had surrounded the leader’s home to demand his resignation, blaming government mismanagement for the painful downturn. As protestersContinue Reading
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