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
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Rajapakse family behind backstage moves in Ranil’s election as President- Media reports
Sri Lankan media on Sunday reported that former minister Basil Rajapakse , Mahinda Rajapakse and Namal Rajapakse spearheaded a campaignContinue 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
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
Outsider seeks to break dynastic hold on Sri Lankan politics
Former journalist and rights activist Dullas Alahapperuma is an unlikely contender to be Sri Lanka’s leader, but is the mainContinue Reading
More cunning than the ‘old fox’: Sri Lanka’s Acting President
Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is one of the favorites to take the country’s reins long term on Wednesday,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka’s political turmoil sows worries for recovery
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A day after Sri Lanka’s president fled, Mohamed Ishad waited outside an immigration office nearContinue Reading
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