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Situation tense near Lankan PM's residence amid anti-government protests

Food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts are affecting a large number of the people resulting in massive protests in the country

Sri Lanka debt advisers may take weeks to hire as economic crisis worsens

Sri Lanka is seeking as much as $4 billion this year to help ease shortages of food, fuel and medicines as its foreign reserves dry up and it heads for a default on its international debt

Rajapaksas grieve as global community condemns firing on protesters

At least three of the 13 hospitalised protesters at Rambukkana, some 90 kilometers northeast of Colombo, were critical at the Kegalle hospital, according to officials

Ex-Sri Lankan Chief Justice reproaches Colombo govt for its 'total failure'

A massive protest against the Sri Lankan government, and particularly the Rajapaksa family has been going on in the Galle Face Green area of Colombo for many days

Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa admits mistakes led to economic crisis

Gotabaya made the admission while speaking to new Cabinet ministers he appointed Monday as he and his family seek to resolve a political crisis resulting from the country's dire economic state

Facing public ire, Sri Lanka's President to 'review executive powers'

Expands Cabinet ahead of IMF talks; Mahinda stays on

Sri Lankan prez appoints 17 ministers in Cabinet to fight economic crisis

The new Ministers have been appointed with the aim to ensure the smooth functioning of the administration

SL protesters call Rajapaksa govt tyrant, full of nepotism amid protests

A massive crowd continues to remain gathered at Galle Face, the main beachfront in the capital Colombo, outside Sri Lankan President's secretariat to protest amid economic crisis

On Sri Lankan New Year's eve, Prez Rajapaksa invites protesters to table

The Sri Lankan government has announced that it is ready to talk with the protesters, who have occupied the entrance to the President's Office in Colombo.

Sri Lankan President invites independent MPs to discuss economic crisis

Last week the entire Sri Lankan cabinet resigned apart from Mahinda at a time when the country was facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from the UK in 1948

Sri Lanka's main opposition to move no-confidence motion against President

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Debt-trap diplomacy: Should China be blamed for Pakistan, Sri Lanka crises?

China exacerbated but didn't mostly cause the problem whose roots lay in borrowing countries' broken politics and economic mismanagement. The loans may only have solved some problems, writes T N Ninan

Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa will not resign despite protests: Minister

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, a minister said on Wednesday, despite protests against his handling of the country's worst economic crisis

Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign under any circumstances: Lanka govt

The SL Govt said the president will not resign under any circumstances and will face current issues, as it defended embattled leader's decision to enforce a state of emergency, which he later revoked

'Go home': Protests leave Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa dynasty teetering

In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister

Sri Lanka's political crisis should end with snap election: Nanayakkara

Sri Lanka's ongoing political turmoil triggered by the country's unprecedented economic crisis can be ended with a snap election, veteran left-wing politician Vasudeva Nanayakkara said on Wednesday

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revokes State of Emergency

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday issued a notification revoking the proclamation issued declaring the State of Emergency

Rajapaksa's coalition loses majority; newly appointed FM resigns in a day

Emergency health situation declared; ex-central banker Weerasinghe accepts offer to be new governor

Lankan economic crisis: Rajapaksa's grip on power weakens, FM resigns

The parliamentary majority of Sri Lanka's ruling coalition headed by President Rajapaksa has come under threat with dissident lawmakers, led by former president Maithripala Sirisena

Sri Lankan President Rakapaksa's party loses majority in Parliament

Tuesday's development comes amid an ongoing turmoil in the island nation due to the country's worst ever economic crisis, triggering widespread anti-government protests