With cabinet resigning en mass- what next for Sri Lanka’s beleaguered gov?
Sri Lankan professionals, students and even mothers with small children defied an emergency decree and curfew on Sunday to demandContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka Cabinet Except President, PM Resigns En Masse Amid Crisis
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s cabinet resigned en masse from their positions at a late-night meeting Sunday, the education minister said, asContinue Reading
Unviable populist schemes may create Sri Lanka-like situation: Indian Bureaucrats to Modi
(PTI) -In a marathon meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with senior bureaucrats, a few officials raised concern over populist schemes announcedContinue Reading
Protesters defy curfew to demand Sri Lanka President Gotabaya quit
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — (AP) — Sri Lankan professionals, students and even mothers with small children defied an emergency decreeContinue Reading
Sri Lanka gov clarifies ongoing state of emergency and curfew
The Government of Sri Lanka says the state of emergency and the curfew were imposed in the country for theContinue Reading
Sri Lankan president declares curfew to preempt protests
COLOMBO (AP)- Sri Lanka imposed a countrywide curfew starting Saturday evening until Monday morning, in addition to a state ofContinue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka deploys troops to quell protests
(AFP)-Troops armed with sweeping powers to detain suspects were deployed in Sri Lanka Saturday, hours after the president declared aContinue Reading
India starts supplying rice to Sri Lanka in first major food aid
MUMBAI, April 2 (Reuters) – Indian traders have started loading 40,000 tonnes of rice for prompt shipment to Sri LankaContinue Reading
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency amid unrest; empowers military to arrest and imprison suspects for long periods without trial
Friday, a day after hundreds tried to storm the president’s home, the island nation declared a state of emergency. SriContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s all-powerful Rajapaksas under fire
(AFP)-Anger is boiling over in Sri Lanka at the country’s worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, much of itContinue Reading
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