Sri Lankan official resigns amid Adani project row
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lankan official resigns amid Adani project row

The Hindu  

Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board M.M.C. Ferdinando has resigned, days after he told a parliamentary committee that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “pressured” Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to clear an Adani Group project in the island nation. Adani project sparks controversy in Sri Lanka yet again The senior Sri Lankan official subsequently withdrew the statement and apologised after President Gotabaya himself “vehemently denied” it. The agreement was finalised about five months after Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani’s visit to Sri Lanka, when he met President Gotabaya and explored possible investments in the power and renewable energy sector. In a tweet on Sunday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said: “BJP’s cronyism has now crossed Palk Strait and moved into Sri Lanka.” Meanwhile, Champika Ranawaka, Opposition lawmaker and a former Minister of Power and Energy said the Adani Group had proposed a price of around 7.8 U.S. cents per unit, close to double the market rate.

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​More of the same: On the Sri Lankan President’s India visit
6 days, 19 hours ago

​More of the same: On the Sri Lankan President’s India visit

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to India, also his first overseas trip in keeping with tradition, marks a continuity in India-Sri Lanka bilateral relations. Mr. Dissanayake’s assurance that Sri Lanka will not permit its territory to be used in any manner inimical to India’s security and regional stability, on the face of it, appears to be a reiteration …

Sri Lanka ‘should be vigilant’ about Adani power deal following U.S. indictment, say experts
1 month ago

Sri Lanka ‘should be vigilant’ about Adani power deal following U.S. indictment, say experts

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka should be vigilant about the Adani power project in the island, experts said on Thursday,after Federal prosecutors in New York indicted Group Chairman Gautam Adani and seven others on multiple counts of fraud. When the Adani Group came under the global spotlight in early 2023, and its stocks plummeted in the wake of U.S. short seller Hindenburg accusing …

Sri Lanka's JVP vows to cancel Adani energy project if elected
3 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka's JVP vows to cancel Adani energy project if elected

The Hindu  

The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna on Monday vowed to cancel the Adani Group’s wind power project in Sri Lanka if it gets elected in the presidential election scheduled for the weekend. We will definitely cancel it as it threatens our energy sovereignty.” The JVP, which led a bloody anti-India rebellion in the island nation between 1987 and 1990 following India’s …

Ajit Doval, NSA meets key Presidential aspirants in Colombo ahead of Sri Lanka’s September 21 polls
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ajit Doval, NSA meets key Presidential aspirants in Colombo ahead of Sri Lanka’s September 21 polls

The Hindu  

Three weeks ahead of Sri Lanka’s crucial Presidential election National Security Adviser Ajit K. Doval, who arrived in Colombo on Thursday, met prominent Presidential aspirants, apart from political leaders representing the island nation’s Tamil and Muslim minorities. In his meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is seeking a mandate promising “economic stability”, Mr. Doval discussed ongoing economic collaboration between Sri …

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s ruling party helmed by the Rajapaksa clan, who were booted out of office by mass protests in 2022, on Wednesday named Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as its candidate for the September presidential polls. After Mr. Gotabaya was forced to resign at the height of Sri Lanka’s crushing unprecedented economic crisis in 2022, its MPs …

Sri Lanka's SC seeks response from Govt, Adani group on objections against wind power project
6 months ago

Sri Lanka's SC seeks response from Govt, Adani group on objections against wind power project

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has given Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, the Cabinet and the Adani Group three weeks to file preliminary objections to a petition filed by an environmental group against the wind power project undertaken by the Indian conglomerate in the country. Sri Lanka's Adani Group renewable project entails two wind energy projects; a 250 MW in the …

Adani power project in northern Sri Lanka to be completed by January 2025, says Minister
1 year, 5 months ago

Adani power project in northern Sri Lanka to be completed by January 2025, says Minister

The Hindu  

TheAdani Group’s renewable energy project in Mannar and Pooneryn in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province will be completed by January 2025, according to Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera. The commitment was given when Group Chairperson Gautam Adani met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi on July 21, the Minister said in a tweet. President Ranil Wickremesinghe to …

Adani project is like a government-to-government deal, says Sri Lankan FM: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry
1 year, 9 months ago

Adani project is like a government-to-government deal, says Sri Lankan FM: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry

The Hindu  

Colombo sees the Adani projects in Sri Lanka as a “government to government kind of deal”, said Sri Lankan Foreign Minister MUM Ali Sabry, as it was the Indian government that had identified the Adani group for infrastructure projects including Northern Sri Lanka wind power project. Stressing that his government is “very very confident” that Adani Ports, Airports and Energy …

INTERVIEW | R. Sampanthan on the Sri Lankan economic crisis: ‘We cannot go on like this’
2 years ago

INTERVIEW | R. Sampanthan on the Sri Lankan economic crisis: ‘We cannot go on like this’

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 01, 2022 10:35 IST Sri Lankan Member of Parliament Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, who has kept together a diverse coalition of Tamil political parties under the umbrella of the Tamil National Alliance since 2001, has witnessed many phases of the struggle since Sri Lanka became an independent country in 1948. Now 89 and largely confined to his official residence …

Sri Lanka: Ruling party asks president Wickremesinghe to facilitate ex-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa's return
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka: Ruling party asks president Wickremesinghe to facilitate ex-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa's return

Firstpost  

In response to speculations that former president Rajapaksa may return to Sri Lanka next week, the SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam told reporters that the request was made during a meeting with president Wickremesinghe on Thursday Colombo: The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party has urged president Ranil Wickremesinghe make arrangements for Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s safety so that he can return …

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 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 …

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 – …

Modi government distances itself from Rajapaksas in latest twist to see-saw relationship
2 years, 5 months ago

Modi government distances itself from Rajapaksas in latest twist to see-saw relationship

The Hindu  

Distancing itself from the Rajapaksa family that has been pushed out of power by angry protestors in Sri Lanka, the government made it clear that it has not offered outgoing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his brother and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, and others who may wish to flee Sri Lanka, any support. The Indian High Commission said it “categorically denies …

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: Acting Prez Wickremesinghe Asks Speaker to Nominate PM Who is Acceptable to All
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: Acting Prez Wickremesinghe Asks Speaker to Nominate PM Who is Acceptable to All

News 18  

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, telephoned the Speaker of Parliament saying that his resignation letter will be sent later in the day. “The president got in touch with me over the phone and said that he will ensure that his resignation letter will be received by me today,” Speaker …

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa sheltering in Male? Maldives foreign ministry refuses to comment
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa sheltering in Male? Maldives foreign ministry refuses to comment

Firstpost  

Maldives’ communications director at the Parliament Secretariat said they were not aware if Gotabaya Rajapaksa was present in Male Colombo: The Maldives’ Foreign Ministry on Wednesday refused to comment on embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s arrival in the country along with his wife and two security officers on board a military aircraft that took off from Colombo’s main international …

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday fled to the Maldives on a military jet, hours before he was supposed to step down in the face of a public revolt against him and his family for mishandling the economy that has bankrupted the country. President Rajapaksa, 73, left the country along with his wife and two security officers …

Emergency in Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa flees, protests at PM's home, shots heard | Videos
2 years, 5 months ago

Emergency in Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa flees, protests at PM's home, shots heard | Videos

Hindustan Times  

The Sri Lanka government has declared a state of emergency after embattled president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled late Tuesday night to Maldives, news agency AFP said citing sources within prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office. Sri Lankan protesters storm prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe 's office, demanding he resign after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled. "The prime minister, as acting president, has declared a …

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign by noon, PM Wickremesinghe may take over: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign by noon, PM Wickremesinghe may take over: Report

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa could resign by midday, a top source from within the ruling party told Reuters Wednesday morning, hours after confirmation he had fled to Maldives on a military aircraft. Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled to Maldives amid crisis in his country, Protesters have warned of a 'decisive fight' if president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime …

Sri Lanka Air Force dismisses reports of accommodating President Rajapaksa
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka Air Force dismisses reports of accommodating President Rajapaksa

Firstpost  

Colombo: The Sri Lanka Air Force on Tuesday rejected reports that embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was currently staying at a private house belonging to its chief Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, describing it as propaganda to tarnish the force’s image. A spokesman of the Sri Lanka Air Force said a video released by Ajith Dharmapala, a former police officer, claimed that …

Sri Lanka crisis: Basil Rajapaksa attempts to flee country; deboarded after protest onboard Dubai flight
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Basil Rajapaksa attempts to flee country; deboarded after protest onboard Dubai flight

India TV News  

Highlights Rajapaksa was obstructed by the airport immigration officials, the local media reported Earlier, Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa was said to have fled the country Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948 Sri Lanka crisis: Former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is the youngest brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stopped from boarding a …

Sri Lanka crisis: United Nations calls for dialogue to ensure smooth government transition
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: United Nations calls for dialogue to ensure smooth government transition

India TV News  

Highlights United Nations Secy-General Antonio Guterres on July 12 called for dialogue amid Sri Lanka crisis I stand in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka, said Antonio Guterres Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948 Sri Lanka crisis news updates : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for dialogue to ensure …

Sri Lanka PM’s office confirms president to resign ‘as announced’
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka PM’s office confirms president to resign ‘as announced’

Al Jazeera  

Protesters say they will continue to occupy government buildings till the president and the PM quit as party leaders discuss the formation of an interim government. Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign “as previously announced”, the prime minister’s office has said, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences …

Sri Lanka crisis: President Rajapaksa to resign on 13 July, IMF says 'closely monitoring' developments; 10 updates
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: President Rajapaksa to resign on 13 July, IMF says 'closely monitoring' developments; 10 updates

Firstpost  

Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena would become the acting President of Sri Lanka in the absence of both President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesingh Sri Lanka crisis: As the protesters in the island nation, Sri Lanka, continue to carry out anti-government protests, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced that he will resign from the post on Wednesday. Here are 10 …

Sri Lankan Army chief says opportunity to resolve crisis peacefully now available; seeks public support to maintain peace
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan Army chief says opportunity to resolve crisis peacefully now available; seeks public support to maintain peace

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva on Sunday said that an opportunity to resolve the current political crisis in a peaceful manner is now available and sought the people's support to maintain peace in the island nation, hours after embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to step down on July 13. Thousands of irate anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on …

Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa announces resignation, what happens next?
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa announces resignation, what happens next?

India TV News  

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: As Sri Lanka struggles to cope with a severe economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday announced his resignation, hours after several angry protestors thronged his official residence, forcing him to flee to an unknown location. In the latest development, Sri Lankan police today arrested three people for setting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence on …

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Resign on July 13 Amid Worsening Economic Crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Resign on July 13 Amid Worsening Economic Crisis

News 18  

WATCH | Protesters Break Into PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's Residence and Set it on Fire #WATCH | Sri Lanka: Amid massive unrest in the country, protestors set ablaze the private residence of Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe#SriLankaCrisis pic.twitter.com/BDkyScWpui — ANI July 9, 2022 WATCH | Police Assault Protesters, Mediapersons Outside Ranil Wickremesinghe's Residence?. PM Ranil Wickremesinghe Decides to Quit to Make …

The key figures in Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa clan
2 years, 5 months ago

The key figures in Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa clan

Firstpost  

On Saturday, Sri Lankans’ anger boiled over, with hundreds of thousands of protesters massing around the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, forcing him to flee under military guard just before the crowd overran the home and stormed his nearby office Colombo, Sri Lanka: Anger at Sri Lanka’s dire economic crisis has been simmering for months, with many laying the blame …

Lankan Official Who Said Modi ‘Pressured’ Rajapaksa To Give Deal to Adani Quits
2 years, 6 months ago

Lankan Official Who Said Modi ‘Pressured’ Rajapaksa To Give Deal to Adani Quits

The Quint  

The Adani Group said that it was "disappointed" over the claims. As a responsible corporate, we see this as a necessary part of the partnership that our two nations have always shared," a spokesperson from the group was reported as saying by NDTV. The letter says that the official was directed to "facilitate the Adani Green Energy to develop 500 …

Sri Lanka president vows to finish term
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka president vows to finish term

Al Jazeera  

Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he won’t stand for re-election but wants to fix the financial mess rather than ‘go as a failed president’. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed to finish the remaining two years in his term despite months-long street protests calling for his ouster, but won’t stand for re-election as he focuses on fixing a financial mess that tipped Sri Lanka …

Rajapaksa not only needs to go, he needs to face accountability
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajapaksa not only needs to go, he needs to face accountability

Al Jazeera  

Last week, a new prime minister of Sri Lanka was sworn in. Amid widespread protests resulting from the island’s gravest economic crisis since independence, parliament clearly thinks this is a figure to steady the ship. But without acquiescing to the protesters’ key and repeated demand – for the discredited President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down – this is merely rearranging …

Rajapaksa dynasty crumbles as Sri Lanka economy tanks
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajapaksa dynasty crumbles as Sri Lanka economy tanks

Firstpost  

With soaring prices, fuel and food shortages and lengthy power cuts, Sri Lankans have been protesting for weeks, calling for both the Rajapaksas to step down. Mahinda resigned on 9 May New Delhi: With one brother president, another prime minister and three more family members cabinet ministers, it appeared that the Rajapaksa clan had consolidated its grip on power in …

Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya places four new proposals to end the political deadlock in the country
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya places four new proposals to end the political deadlock in the country

The Hindu  

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on May 12 outlined four new proposals to address the political instability in the country. On May 11, there were reports in the Sri Lankan media that former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, and, later, former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka were contacted for the post of Prime minister. In the new set of proposals, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed, …

Sri Lanka economic crisis | sri lankan president to appoint new pm cabinet this week
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka economic crisis | sri lankan president to appoint new pm cabinet this week

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said he will appoint a new Prime Minister, who commands a parliamentary majority, and a Cabinet of Ministers, within a week’s time, as the island struggles to cope with its political and economic crises. “I am taking steps to form a new government to control the current situation, to prevent the country …

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint new PM, Cabinet amid violent clashes in country
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint new PM, Cabinet amid violent clashes in country

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday announced that he will appoint a new PM. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday announced that he will appoint a new Prime Minister and a Cabinet this week. His announcement has come after former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned from his post amid violent clashes across the country as it goes through …

Unrest grows in Sri Lanka, despite Prime Minister Rajapaksa's resignation over economic crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Unrest grows in Sri Lanka, despite Prime Minister Rajapaksa's resignation over economic crisis

ABC  

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister has resigned to make way for a unity government that would try to find a way out of the country's worst economic crisis in history, but protesters say they also want his brother to stand down as President. Key points: Protesters are calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, known as Gota Government politician Amarakeerthi …

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid rising pressure over worst-ever economic crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid rising pressure over worst-ever economic crisis

India Today  

Amid the worst economic crisis the country has seen since independence, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned from his post on Monday. Until now, the Rajapaksa brothers - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa - had defied calls for their resignation even as unrest and protests against the government intensified. Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation letter MONDAY VIOLENCE On …

Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis: Sirisena calls for fresh polls; says, 'want to form new government'
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka's Economic Crisis: Sirisena calls for fresh polls; says, 'want to form new government'

Firstpost  

Maithripala Sirisena said that politicians should take the side of the people at a time when Sri Lanka is facing a great tragedy Colombo: Former Sri Lanka President and the chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called for fresh elections in the country that has been facing economic crisis. Addressing a May Day rally organised …

Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM
2 years, 7 months ago

Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka's president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all …

Sri Lankan Protesters Justified, Govt Should Have Communicated Better: PM’s Son Namal Rajapaksa
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan Protesters Justified, Govt Should Have Communicated Better: PM’s Son Namal Rajapaksa

News 18  

Protesters in Sri Lanka are totally justified in their expression of anger and demanding answers after a debilitating mix of escalating commodity rates and severe shortage of essentials pushed them to the brink, Namal Rajapaksa, former Youth and Sports Minister and son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, told CNN-News18 in an exclusive interview. Facing international condemnation, the government has promised …

Sri Lanka’s Youths Won’t Let Island Nation Maroon in Financial Crisis, Change Course in 7 Days
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka’s Youths Won’t Let Island Nation Maroon in Financial Crisis, Change Course in 7 Days

News 18  

For Sri Lankans, the scenario is surreal – The top political leadership has collapsed overnight. The young agitators have made the most powerful ruling Rajapaksa family irrelevant, and brought in a group of professionals, comprising the Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Treasury secretary and a three-member economic advisory committee, to fix the crumbling economy of the island nation. …

Sri Lanka Crisis: Talks Between President Rajapaksa and Independent MPs on Interim Govt Inconclusive
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis: Talks Between President Rajapaksa and Independent MPs on Interim Govt Inconclusive

News 18  

Efforts to establish an all party interim government in Sri Lanka to deal with the unprecedented economic crisis remained inconclusive as the talks between President Gotabaya Rajapaka and the group of independents from his own ruling SLPP coalition failed to make progress on the issue. Anura Yapa, another independent group leader, said that prior to meeting Rajapaksa they had met …

Talks between Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa and independent MPs inconclusive on interim government
2 years, 8 months ago

Talks between Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa and independent MPs inconclusive on interim government

Firstpost  

Last week, the entire Sri Lankan cabinet resigned apart from Mahinda Rajapaksa at a time when the country was facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from the UK in 1948 Colombo: Efforts to establish an all-party interim government in Sri Lanka to deal with the unprecedented economic crisis remained inconclusive as the talks between President Gotabaya Rajapaka and …

Sri Lankan opposition not ready to push Rajapaksa out of power
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan opposition not ready to push Rajapaksa out of power

Hindustan Times  

The Sri Lankan economic and political crisis is far from over, with the pressure mounting on president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign amid widespread protests. The protesters on Wednesday staged demonstrations outside the office of the chief government whip Johnston Fernando who had stated that the president won't resign in any circumstances. People hold placards as they demand Sri Lanka's President …

Sri Lankan president appoints panel to advise govt on tackling economic crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan president appoints panel to advise govt on tackling economic crisis

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday set up a Presidential Advisory Group, appointing a team of economic and fiscal experts to advise the government to tackling the worst economic crisis in decades. According to the government note accessed by ANI, the members of the advisory group are Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy, the former governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka, …

Sri Lanka crisis: Govt says Prez Rajapaksa won't resign as protests continue
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Govt says Prez Rajapaksa won't resign as protests continue

Hindustan Times  

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka, would not put in his papers "under any circumstances", his government's chief whip Johnston Fernando told parliament on Wednesday. People hold placards as they demand Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign in Colombo on Wednesday. A day ago, the UN Human Rights Office said it was closely following developments in Sri Lanka …

Sri Lanka Crisis: Ex-Min Arjuna Ranatunga Says Prez Must Resign If He Can't Handle Situation; Praises India for Helping Island Nation
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis: Ex-Min Arjuna Ranatunga Says Prez Must Resign If He Can't Handle Situation; Praises India for Helping Island Nation

News 18  

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: Sri Lankan government on Wednesday said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign under any circumstances and will face the current issues, as it defended the embattled leader?s decision to enforce a state of emergency, which he later revoked after huge public protests demanded his resignation over the country?s worst economic crisis. Facing its worst economic crisis …

Sri Lankan president revokes emergency after dozens of lawmakers walk out of ruling coalition
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan president revokes emergency after dozens of lawmakers walk out of ruling coalition

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 Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa …

Sri Lanka Crisis: New FinMin Ali Sabry Resigns; IMF says 'Very Closely' Monitoring Political, Economic Developments in Country
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis: New FinMin Ali Sabry Resigns; IMF says 'Very Closely' Monitoring Political, Economic Developments in Country

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s parliament convened on Tuesday for the first time after a state of emergency was imposed. Police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered outside Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s private residence in Tangalle, in southern Sri Lanka. After many protesters demanded the total ouster of the Rajapaksas, the president’s media office said in a statement that …

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