Ruling-party MP dies in Sri Lanka clashes: police
2 years, 8 months ago

Ruling-party MP dies in Sri Lanka clashes: police

The Hindu  

A legislator from Sri Lanka’s ruling party shot dead an anti-government protester and then took his own life during a confrontation outside the capital, police said Monday. Amarakeerthi Athukorala opened fire and critically wounded two people blocking his car in the town of Nittambuwa, police said, adding that one of the victims died of his injuries. “Thousands surrounded the building and he then took his own life with his revolver.” The incident came as thousands took to the streets across the curfew-bound island and targeted supporters of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has subsequently tendered his resignation. The Rajapaksa loyalists had earlier in the day destroyed tents and placards of anti-government demonstrators camping outside the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa since April 9.

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‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides

Al Jazeera  

President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power won a landslide majority in Thursday’s parliamentary election, securing 159 seats in a house of 225 members – representing a comfortable two-thirds majority. They have shown they need a change from the old politics.” Vote for change According to political analyst …

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. The biggest challenge for the NPP — which was founded in 2019 and is a relative newcomer on Sri Lanka’s political scene — is that many …

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?

ABC  

For decades, Sri Lankan politics has looked like a revolving door through which the same parties and families have come and gone. Unlike many of Sri Lanka's past presidents, Mr Dissanayake has no political lineage and is from the socialist National People's Power party which he founded in 2019. For some of Sri Lanka's younger generation the election result "was …

Two years after Sri Lanka’s president was ousted by protests – could it all have been for nothing?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Two years after Sri Lanka’s president was ousted by protests – could it all have been for nothing?

The Independent  

In the summer of 2022, Pali Abeywickrama and his friends marched to the presidential palace during Sri Lanka’s popular anti-government uprising. open image in gallery Protesters hold Sri Lankan flags as they stand on top of the office of PM Ranil Wickremesinghe in July 2022 Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party is at 32 per cent …

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. Days after Rajapaksa fled the country, Sri Lanka’s parliament replaced him with then-prime minister Ranil Wickremensignhe in a vote that many protesters saw as a victory for the status quo. Pathum Kerner, a 42-year-old physician …

Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa gets clean chit in 2022 'unaccounted cash' probe
1 year, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa gets clean chit in 2022 'unaccounted cash' probe

Firstpost  

The Bribery Commission informed the court that further legal proceedings regarding this incident would not be taken owing to insufficient evidence to proceed with the matter, the Daily Mirror online reported on Thursday Citing lack of evidence, Sri Lanka’s anti-graft commission has dropped a case against former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in which more than Rs 17 million was discovered by …

Party worker died in police action to disperse protest: BJP’s Sushil Kumar Modi
1 year, 5 months ago

Party worker died in police action to disperse protest: BJP’s Sushil Kumar Modi

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: A Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who participated in the protest march to Raj Bhavan led by Bihar BJP president Samrat Choudhary and comprising legislators and leaders against the Nitish Kumar-led government, died of injuries sustained in the police action to disperse them, two senior party leaders said on Thursday. A BJP activist Vijay Kumar Singh, general secretary of the …

AP photos from Sri Lanka, Ukraine were Pulitzer finalists
1 year, 8 months ago

AP photos from Sri Lanka, Ukraine were Pulitzer finalists

Associated Press  

The Associated Press was a finalist in two Pulitzer Prize categories — for breaking news photography of Sri Lanka’s political crisis, and for feature photography of the elderly in Ukraine. Protesters storm Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office, demanding he resign after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 13, 2022. Protesters …

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 injured
1 year, 10 months ago

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 injured

The Hindu  

Police in Sri Lanka on February 26, 2023 fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone local elections after the government said it cannot finance them because of the country's crippling economic crisis. Thousands of supporters of the Opposition National People's Power party tried to march toward the main business district in capital …

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt
1 year, 10 months ago

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Police in Sri Lanka on Sunday fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone local elections after the government said it cannot finance them because of the country’s crippling economic crisis. Thousands of supporters of the opposition National People’s Power party tried to march toward the main business district …

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces arrest calls after return
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces arrest calls after return

The Hindu  

Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest on September 3 after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor’s government. “He can’t live freely as if nothing has happened.” Mr. Rajapaksa’s government was accused of chaotic mismanagement as the Sri Lankan economy spiralled into a blistering downturn. Sri Lanka’s main opposition alliance, the …

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Rajapaksa gets government residence, security on return
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Rajapaksa gets government residence, security on return

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said. Rajapaksa fled in the early hours of July 13 after massive protests engulfed Colombo and demonstrators enraged with the economic devastation stormed his …

Sri Lanka: Former president Rajapaksa Gotabaya faces arrest calls after returning from exile
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka: Former president Rajapaksa Gotabaya faces arrest calls after returning from exile

Firstpost  

Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka on Saturday after he fled the island nation under military escort in July when a huge crowd stormed his official residence following months of angry demonstrations against his government Colombo: Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of the government that …

Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka as Sinhala politicans close ranks
2 years, 4 months ago

Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka as Sinhala politicans close ranks

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 03, 2022 13:04 IST Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Colombo’s Bandaranaike International airport exactly the same way he left the country seven weeks ago—under cover of darkness and shrouded in secrecy—aided by Sinhalese politicians who closed ranks. Gotabaya’s party, the SLPP, essentially a family-run enterprise, began a stock-taking exercise recently to consolidate the gains …

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa comes back after 51-day of self imposed exile
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa comes back after 51-day of self imposed exile

Firstpost  

Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives on a Sri Lanka Airforce plane and then proceeded to Singapore, from where he resigned on 14 July Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accorded a warm welcome as he returned to Colombo from Thailand amid tight security on late Friday, ending his 51-day self-imposed exile after fleeing abroad following months-long …

Sri Lanka\'s ousted ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka\'s ousted ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accorded a warm welcome as he returned to Colombo from Thailand amid tight security on late Friday, ending his 51-day self-imposed exile after fleeing abroad following months-long mass protests over the country's worst economic crisis. After being welcomed by lawmakers of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party, Rajapaksa left the airport …

Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand

The Hindu  

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday returned to the country from Thailand, nearly two months after he fled the country following a massive uprising against his government over the island nation’s worst-ever economic crisis. After being received at the airport by several ministers and Parliamentarians of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party, Mr. Rajapaksa left the airport …

Sri Lanka: Bankrupt deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa 'to return home'
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka: Bankrupt deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa 'to return home'

Firstpost  

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka under military escort in July after unarmed crowds stormed his official residence Colombo, Sri Lanka: Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home imminently, a top defence official told AFP on Friday. The unit comprises elements from the army and police commandos.” Sri …

After Over a Month in Exile, Sri Lanka's Ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Return Over Weekend: Sources
2 years, 4 months ago

After Over a Month in Exile, Sri Lanka's Ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Return Over Weekend: Sources

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to return to his home country over the weekend after over a month in exile. Last month, the deposed leader’s party had said he was seeking to return home from his exile in Thailand and had asked his successor, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to guarantee his safety. Gotabaya’s youngest brother Basil Rajapaksa, the …

Sri Lanka anti-govt protesters say would defy order to vacate main protest site and adjacent areas
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka anti-govt protesters say would defy order to vacate main protest site and adjacent areas

India TV News  

Highlights A group of anti-government demonstrators at the Galle Face protest site defy an order to vacate area They demand the release of Joseph Stalin, a prominent trade union leader and a protest front liner Main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa visited the police station and demanded release of Stalin A group of anti-government demonstrators at the Galle Face protest site …

Sri Lanka arrests 43-year-old protest leader Joseph Stalin
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka arrests 43-year-old protest leader Joseph Stalin

Firstpost  

Joseph Stalin, the secretary of the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Union, becomes the senior most activist to be arrested in a crackdown against protesters forced Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee last month Colombo: A top Sri Lankan trade union leader in the forefront of protests which led to the ousting of Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the presidency was arrested Wednesday, witnesses and officials …

Sri Lanka crisis: Man held for sitting on President's chair during anti-government protests
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Man held for sitting on President's chair during anti-government protests

Firstpost  

A video circulating on social media platforms showed the man emulating Presidential credentials while sitting on the President’s chair as anarchy mounted in Sri Lanka amid an unprecedented financial crisis Colombo: A 28-year-old man has been arrested for illegally entering the Sri Lankan President’s House and taking photographs while sitting on the President’s chair, a media report said on Wednesday. …

Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president’s arrest in Singapore
2 years, 5 months ago

Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president’s arrest in Singapore

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A human rights group said Sunday it had filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general to seek the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former president for alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war. The complaint alleges Rajapaksa committed grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions during the civil war “and that these are crimes subject to …

Rights group seeks arrest of ex-Sri Lanka president in Singapore
2 years, 5 months ago

Rights group seeks arrest of ex-Sri Lanka president in Singapore

Al Jazeera  

The International Truth and Justice Project says Gotabaya Rajapaksa committed grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions during the civil war. A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in the island nation’s decades-long civil war. In its 63-page complaint …

Sri Lankan troops forcefully clear protesters; new PM named
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan troops forcefully clear protesters; new PM named

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan forces violently cleared the main protest camp of demonstrators outraged by the country’s economic meltdown as the newly elected and deeply unpopular president put army troops in the streets of the capital Friday to maintain order. Sri Lankans have taken to the streets for months demanding their leaders resign over an economic crisis that …

Dinesh Gunawardena appointed as Sri Lankan prime minister
2 years, 5 months ago

Dinesh Gunawardena appointed as Sri Lankan prime minister

Firstpost  

Dinesh Gunawardena, a veteran political leader, was appointed as prime minister by his schoolmate and now President Ranil Wickremesinghe Colombo, Sri Lanka: A longtime ally of the Rajapaksa political family was appointed Friday 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 …

Sri Lanka crisis updates | July 22, 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis updates | July 22, 2022

The Hindu  

Senior politician and staunch Rajapaksa loyalist Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday became the third Prime Minister to lead Sri Lanka in the last three months, amid political turbulence sparked by a worsening economic crisis. - Reuters Colombo Sri Lankan troops forcefully clear protesters Sri Lankan forces violently cleared the main protest camp of demonstrators outraged by the country’s economic meltdown as …

Military raids Sri Lanka protest camps, leaders arrested
2 years, 5 months ago

Military raids Sri Lanka protest camps, leaders arrested

Al Jazeera  

Protesters say some ‘brutally assaulted’ after soldiers descend on Colombo sites in early hours of Friday morning. Colombo, Sri Lanka – The military in Sri Lanka has taken control of the presidential secretariat in Colombo, after what members of the country’s months-long protest movement described as a “brutal assault”. Sri Lanka’s military raided the main protest camp in Colombo overnight, …

Ally of political family blamed for Sri Lanka’s economic collapse is named prime minister
2 years, 5 months ago

Ally of political family blamed for Sri Lanka’s economic collapse is named prime minister

LA Times  

Army soldiers keep watch near a barricade after an eviction of protesters from the presidential secretariat premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Friday. An ally of the Rajapaksa political family was appointed Friday as Sri Lanka’s 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 …

Sri Lanka crisis: Three candidates in the fray to replace former president Rajapaksa
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Three candidates in the fray to replace former president Rajapaksa

Firstpost  

The winner will take charge of a bankrupt nation that is in talks with the IMF for a bailout, with its 22 million people enduring severe shortages of food, fuel and medicines Colombo, Sri Lanka: Three candidates were nominated Tuesday to replace former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned last week after protesters overran his …

Sri Lanka crisis live updates | Majority of Sri Lanka’s ruling SLPP party in favour of Dullas Alahapperuma as President, Sajith Premadasa as PM: G.L. Peiris
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis live updates | Majority of Sri Lanka’s ruling SLPP party in favour of Dullas Alahapperuma as President, Sajith Premadasa as PM: G.L. Peiris

The Hindu  

With a severe shortage in foreign exchange reserves, Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in seven decades. PTI Colombo ‘Majority of SLPP party in favour of Alahapperuma as President, Premadasa as PM’ A majority of members of Sri Lanka’s ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party was in favour of nominating Dullas Alahapperuma, a leader of its breakaway faction, …

Sri Lanka acting president declares emergency amid protests
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka acting president declares emergency amid protests

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s acting president on Monday declared a state of emergency that gives him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation — just two days before the country’s lawmakers are set to elect a new president. Ranil Wickremesinghe became acting president on Friday after his predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled abroad and resigned after months-long mass …

Sri Lanka's acting President declares Emergency, Singapore wants Gotabaya gone | 5 points
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's acting President declares Emergency, Singapore wants Gotabaya gone | 5 points

India Today  

Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday declared a state of emergency as anti-government protests continued to simmer amid the acute financial crisis gripping the island nation. Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in a bid to quell social unrest and tackle the deepening economic crisis. Top contenders in the race are Ranil Wickremesinghe, reportedly …

Sri Lanka Crisis: 'State of Emergency' declared by Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis: 'State of Emergency' declared by Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe

India TV News  

Highlights A 'State of Emergency' has been imposed in Sri Lanka effective immediately. The announcement came ahead of the July 20 election for the post of the president, The post fell vacant after Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation following the popular public uprising. Sri Lanka crisis: A 'State of Emergency' has been imposed in Sri Lanka effective immediately, Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe …

Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declares state of emergency in Sri Lanka amid ongoing political turmoil
2 years, 5 months ago

Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declares state of emergency in Sri Lanka amid ongoing political turmoil

ABC  

The Acting President of Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency amid ongoing protests just days after the nation's former leader was forced to flee. Key points: Sri Lanka's president fled overseas and quit after mass protests and economic crisis Officials have promised a new president will be elected within a week Sri Lanka has no money to import …

Sri Lanka’s acting president declares state of emergency amid protests
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka’s acting president declares state of emergency amid protests

LA Times  

Sri Lanka’s acting president Monday declared a state of emergency that gives him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation two days before the country’s lawmakers are set to elect a new president. Ranil Wickremesinghe became acting president Friday after his predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled abroad two days before and resigned after months-long mass protests over the country’s economic …

Sri Lanka Crisis: Plan Handed Over by Peaceful Protesters Good, Says Acting President Wickremesinghe
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis: Plan Handed Over by Peaceful Protesters Good, Says Acting President Wickremesinghe

News 18  

Sri Lanka?s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, main Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa are among the four leaders who have joined the race to become the country?s next President as the lawmakers met on Saturday to start the process of electing a new president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after unprecedented protests against his government over the country?s economic collapse. Sri …

Sri Lanka crisis: The story of our next-door neighbour's collapse | Photo Diary
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: The story of our next-door neighbour's collapse | Photo Diary

India Today  

Starving people, a crippling economy, dysfunctional politics, a sea of protesters on the streets and police trying to maintain law and order - that's the story of our next-door neighbour, Sri Lanka. Reeling under a severe foreign exchange crisis with falling reserves, Sri Lanka is now struggling to elect a president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and Ranil Wickremesinghe …

Sri Lankan parliament to convene today, elect president on July 20 in historic first | What's happened so far
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan parliament to convene today, elect president on July 20 in historic first | What's happened so far

India Today  

Sri Lanka’s parliament will convene today and begin proceedings to elect the next president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country before resigning amidst mass protests triggered by grave economic and political turmoil. Here’s a look back at how the crisis in Sri Lanka unfolded: March 31, 2022: Demonstrators march to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's private residence to protest over worsening economic …

Sri Lankan politicians meet to choose a new leader after Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan politicians meet to choose a new leader after Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns

ABC  

Sri Lankan politicians have met to start choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the country's economic collapse. Key points: The parliament's speaker promised a quick and transparent process that should be done within a week Nominations for the election of the new …

Sri Lanka’s president resigns after fleeing country amid pass protests
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka’s president resigns after fleeing country amid pass protests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa …

Protesters retreat as Sri Lankan president sends resignation
2 years, 5 months ago

Protesters retreat as Sri Lankan president sends resignation

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Protesters retreated from government buildings Thursday in Sri Lanka, restoring a tenuous calm to the economically crippled country, and the embattled president at last emailed the resignation that demonstrators have sought for months. “We’ve shown what power of the people can do, but it doesn’t mean we have to occupy these places.” Devinda Kodagode, another protest …

The divisive legacy of Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa
2 years, 5 months ago

The divisive legacy of Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Al Jazeera  

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit brings a dramatic end to the clan’s rule for more than 20 years, leaving a country in deep political and economic crises. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned after fleeing to Singapore via the Maldives, bringing a dramatic end to the rule of the powerful Rajapaksa clan for more than …

Sri Lanka crisis: How do you fix a broken country?
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: How do you fix a broken country?

CNN  

CNN — For years it had been one of Sri Lanka’s grandest and most heavily guarded buildings, serving as the official residence and state office of the President. “People are tired, hungry and angry … And they are demanding change and accountability because they are sick of seeing the same faces in charge.” ‘We can’t afford to pick or choose’ …

Fleeing, quitting: The Hindu Editorial on Gotabaya Rajapaksa
2 years, 5 months ago

Fleeing, quitting: The Hindu Editorial on Gotabaya Rajapaksa

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned at last, but not before keeping the country guessing for two days. In a not-unexpected turn of events, the beleaguered executive head of Sri Lanka fled by an Air Force plane, reached the Maldives and thereafter went to Singapore, presumably on his way to another country. Mr. Wickremesinghe is now unlikely to respond …

DC Edit | Sri Lanka: Rajapaksas are history but chaos reigns
2 years, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Sri Lanka: Rajapaksas are history but chaos reigns

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lanka’s political impasse must end for the nation to address the economic collapse. A sordid chapter of authoritarian rule by a single family whose members may have looted Sri Lanka systematically may have ended but a political vacuum created in the wake of the Rajapaksas bending finally to the people’s will is likely to hold up the move towards …

A brief history of the rise, fall of Sri Lanka’s president
2 years, 5 months ago

A brief history of the rise, fall of Sri Lanka’s president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Before he fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday amid a crushing economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the last of six members of the country’s most influential family still clinging to power. Appealing to the nationalist sentiment of the island’s Buddhist-Sinhalese majority, he led Sri Lanka into a triumphant victory over ethnic Tamil rebels in 2009, ending …

What’s the way out of Sri Lanka’s political crisis?
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s the way out of Sri Lanka’s political crisis?

Al Jazeera  

A state of emergency is declared as protesters leave occupied government buildings. Sri Lanka’s political turmoil is deepening. Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a nationwide curfew and the army has been cleared to use force if necessary to maintain order. Protesters have decided to leave the government buildings they’ve occupied since Saturday. Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Kabir Hashim – …

Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves for Singapore
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves for Singapore

India TV News  

Highlights The police fired tear gas and water cannons at the mob who were trying to break barriers Authorities had to impose a curfew in the Western province Wednesday's protests were more directed at Wickremesinghe Sri Lanka crisis: Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday lifted the curfew, which was imposed in the Western province after the eruption of violence in the …

Sri Lankan leader flees onward to Singapore as protesters leave government offices
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan leader flees onward to Singapore as protesters leave government offices

LA Times  

A protester stands outside the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Thursday. Sri Lankan protesters began to retreat from government buildings they seized and military troops reinforced security at the Parliament on Thursday, establishing a tenuous calm in a country in both economic meltdown and political limbo. On Thursday, Indunil Yapa, an aide to Sri …

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