Sri Lanka President to step down on 13th July
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena that he will step down from the presidency onContinue Reading
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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
#SriLanka President on the brink as All Party leaders set to gather
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has summoned a special Party Leaders’ meeting this evening at 4pm today.President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tells PMContinue Reading
Live: Tear Gas fired on Colombo march protesters
The police have fired tear gas and water cannons at the Inter-University Student’s Federation (IUSF) protestors at the entrance ofContinue Reading
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to step down- media
British media say Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future. JohnsonContinue Reading
Sri Lanka hikes interest rates, warns trouble ahead
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka raised interest rates one percentage point Friday, the second sharp hike in three months, as the centralContinue Reading
Sri Lanka president asks Russia’s Vladimir Putin to help import fuel
COLOMBO (Reuters) — Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday said he urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to help his cash-strapped island nation import fuelContinue Reading
Sri Lankans Return To Cooking With Firewood As Economy Burns
As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, peopleContinue Reading
Sri Lanka PM says talks with IMF difficult due to bankruptcy
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund are more complex and difficult than in the pastContinue Reading
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