Sri Lanka: Ex-PM, Family Flees To Naval Base Amid Protests
In the midst of massive protests, Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and some of his family are finding refuge at the Trincomalee Naval...
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“Leave IPL For A Week, Support Protests”: Arjuna Ranatunga’s Appeal To Sri Lankan Players
by Aleesha Sam
Sri Lanka is battling a severe economic crisis with food and fuel scarcity affecting a large number of the people in the island nation. The...
Social Media Sites Banned In Sri Lanka, Amid Protests
by Aleesha Sam
The economic crisis has marked a sharp turnaround in political support for Rajapaksa, who swept to power in 2019 promising stability....
Over 130 IS linked suspects are in Sri Lanka: Sirisena
Colombo: Over 130 suspects linked to the Islamic State (IS) terror group have been operating in Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena said Friday, days after the...
2018 will be remembered for worst political crisis in Lanka’s history
Colombo | The year 2018 would be etched in Sri Lanka’s history as the most turbulent one politically as the cash-strapped country saw an unprecedented power...
Lankan MPs seek suspension of state funds allocated to Rajapaksa
by News Desk
The Parliament, which was convened Monday for a third-floor test against Rajapaksa, was adjourned just 10 minutes after its opening. Colombo| Sri Lankan lawmakers have...
Sri Lanka crisis: UN chief condemns President’s decision to dissolve Parliament
by News Desk
Sri Lanka was plunged into a political crisis after Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 and replaced him with former president Rajapaksa....
Maldives ex-president Nasheed returns from asylum
by News Desk
Nasheed, a former pro-democracy activist, was elected president in the country’s first multi-party election in 2008 after decades of autocratic rule. Male | The first...
Sri Lanka crisis: A catch-22 situation for India
India’s response to the Sri Lanka crisis has been guarded. Certainly, India doesn’t want to get dragged in Sri Lanka’s domestic issues. The turmoil...
Sri Lanka crisis: Is the country on brink of another civil war?
The tussle between Wickremesinghe and Rajapaksha has thrown Sri Lanka in a political, constitutional and economic crisis. On the eve of October 26, the...