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Ally of Rajapaksa political family appointed as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister

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Ally of ousted PM named as Sri Lanka’s new leader as police clear protest site

An ally of the Rajapaksa political family has been appointed as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister, hours after security forces cleared the main protest site occupied for months by demonstrators angry at the Rajapaksas over the country’s economic ...

22 Jul 2022 at 16:41

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Sri Lankan president vows to shed powers and appoint prime minister

Sri Lanka’s president has promised to appoint a new prime minister, empower the parliament and abolish the all-powerful executive presidential system as reforms to stabilise the country engulfed in a political crisis and violence triggered ...

11 May 2022 at 20:25

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Sri Lankan business leaders demand end to political impasse

Sri Lankan business leaders have called for an end to political instability amid public demands for the president to resign over alleged economic mismanagement, warning that failure to do so would lead to economic catastrophe. Leaders ...

08 Apr 2022 at 15:25

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Sri Lanka medical group warns of catastrophic shortages that could cost lives

Hospitals in Sri Lanka will soon be unable to provide even emergency services because of critical shortages of drugs and medical equipment caused by the country’s economic crisis, it was warned. There are fears of a “catastrophic ...

08 Apr 2022 at 09:55

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Sri Lanka blocks social media as opposition protests over state of emergency

Opposition politicians in Sri Lanka marched in the capital, Colombo, on Sunday, protesting against the president’s move to impose a curfew and state of emergency amid a worsening economic crisis. Internet users in most of Sri ...

03 Apr 2022 at 09:25

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Protesters in Sri Lanka march over economic crisis despite curfew

Opposition politicians and thousands of people angered by the government’s handling of Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis marched to denounce the president’s move to impose a nationwide curfew and state of emergency, as ...

03 Apr 2022 at 17:55

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Sri Lankan ministers offer to resign as protests grow over economic crisis

Sri Lanka’s sports minister and the president’s nephew, Namal Rajapaksa, has resigned amid growing public outrage over the country’s economic crisis and shortages of food, fuel and medicines. The entire Sri Lankan ...

03 Apr 2022 at 22:55

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Sri Lanka’s ousted president returns home after fleeing

Sri Lanka’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in protest at the country’s economic crisis, has returned to the ...

02 Sept 2022 at 21:22

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Sri Lanka extends curfew after violence and prime minister’s resignation

Sri Lankan authorities have extended a curfew for another day as sporadic violence and arson continued – with pro-government mobs attacking peaceful protesters and security forces being ordered to shoot those ...

11 May 2022 at 08:55

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Sri Lanka anti-government protests continue despite curfew

A few hundred protesters defied a nationwide curfew to continue to shout slogans against the Sri Lankan government – a day after violent clashes saw the prime minister resign. Mahinda Rajapaksa stood down ...

10 May 2022 at 10:25

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Sri Lankan prime minister quits after weeks of protests

Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned after weeks of protests demanding he and his President brother quit, an official said. It comes after troops were deployed to the capital after ...

09 May 2022 at 13:55

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Troops deployed to Sri Lankan capital amid clashes during protests over crisis

Sri Lanka has deployed troops to its capital after government supporters attacked protesters camped outside the President and prime minister’s offices. It comes as trade unions begin a “week of ...

09 May 2022 at 11:55

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