‘Remain calm and stop violence’- pleads President Gotabaya
SriLanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has again urged for people to remain calm and stop violence. The island nation has seenContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka’s ex-PM will not flee country after deadly clashes: Namal
Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa — who resigned as prime minister after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters and sparked a dayContinue Reading
Watch: “State of emergency, curfew – we don’t know whether this is a step towards martial law”: Shanakiyan Rasamanickam
Sri Lankan MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam in an interview with NDTV says he is unsure if this is a step towardsContinue Reading
Military rescue ex Sri Lanka PM in pre- dawn operation
Mahinda Rajapaksa was rescued in a pre-dawn military operation after day of protests in which five people were killed. RajapaksaContinue Reading
Sri Lanka ruling party MP killed in clashes
MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala opened fire and critically wounded two people blocking his car in Nittambuwa, and was later found deadContinue Reading
WATCH: International media coverage as #SriLanka PM resigns amid violence in Colombo
Sri Lanka’s prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned following weeks of widespread protests over the island nation’s worst economic crisisContinue Reading
#SriLanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid massive protests over worst economic crisis
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday resigned from his post amid protests over his government’s failed economy, reportedContinue Reading
Situation Report: Sri Lanka imposes island wide curfew after more than 25 injured in clashes
(AFP)- Sri Lankan police imposed an island wide curfew on Monday after clashes between rival political camps, as anger buildsContinue Reading
Pro-government supporters attack protesters in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP)- Government supporters on Monday attacked protesters who have been camped outside the office of Sri Lanka’sContinue Reading
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