Watch Live: Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes after state of emergency
Sri Lanka’s parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the countryContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka crisis sends inflation warning worldwide
MUMBAI, April 4 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Sri Lanka’s collapse is front of mind for many. Protesters fed up with crippling shortagesContinue Reading
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
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 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’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
Sri Lankan security forces deployed in Colombo after night of violence
COLOMBO (AFP)- Security forces were deployed across Sri Lanka’s commercial capital on Friday (Apr 1) after protesters tried to storm the president’sContinue Reading
Hundreds storm Sri Lanka President’s home as crisis deepens
(AFP)-Police fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of protesters trying to storm the home of Sri Lankan PresidentContinue Reading
