Sri Lanka crisis

Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would resign on Wednesday, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced late Saturday night, hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence, blaming his…
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Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will resign as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka "to ensure continuation of the government and safety of all citizens". "To ensure the continuation of the Government including the safety of all…
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A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as hospitals are forced to postpone life-saving procedures for their patients because they do not have the necessary drugs. Sri Lanka…
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Sri Lanka will lower the amount of foreign currency that individuals can hold to $10,000 from $15,000, and penalize anyone who holds foreign currency for more than three months by making it against the law, the island nation’s central bank…
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The economic crisis of Sri Lanka is deepening with each passing day. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe urged Sri Lankans not to join the long queues outside gas stations as the cash-strapped nation has run out of petrol stock. News…
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Sri Lankan authorities lifted a nationwide curfew Sunday for an important Buddhist festival, with celebrations muted as the island weathers a worsening economic crisis. A countrywide stay-home order has been in place for most of the week…
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A Sri Lankan court on Thursday banned former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his politician son Namal and 15 allies from leaving the country over acts of violence against anti-government demonstrators. The magistrate in the capital…
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Stopping short of announcing his resignation, Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that the country will get a new prime minister and a new cabinet “within this week”, two days after his brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa,…
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Sri Lanka prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa had to be rescued by heavily armed troops from his official residence in Colombo this morning after thousands of protesters stormed the main gates. Protesters then tried to force their way into…
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Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic situation ever which has led to a situation of civil war. On Monday, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned under pressure from the opposition but violence does not seem to end. Bloody clashes are…
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