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Sri Lanka will not be part of any Indian Ocean turf war: President Wickremesinghe
2 years, 3 months ago

Sri Lanka will not be part of any Indian Ocean turf war: President Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will not take part in any "big power rivalry" in the Indian Ocean and it is unfortunate that his country has been made the "punching bag" for Hambantota, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, weeks after India and China clashed over the docking of a high-tech Chinese ship at the country's southern port. Sri Lanka certainly does not want …

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Sri Lanka crisis: How the island nation descended into chaos; what's next | Explained
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: How the island nation descended into chaos; what's next | Explained

India Today  

Violent protests, a debt-laden economy, a President who fled the country and citizens staring at a grim future - that's Sri Lanka today, plunging into deeper economic as well as social crisis with no improvement in sight. With internal political dysfunction and external economic disturbance, the situation is only getting worse even as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe took charge as …

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Sri Lanka crisis: 2 state-run channels go off air amid stir, one resumes service
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: 2 state-run channels go off air amid stir, one resumes service

Hindustan Times  

Amid the pandemonium in Sri Lanka following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country, state-run television channel Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation went off air temporarily on Wednesday. Demonstrators gather outside the office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, amid protests over the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday. Catch live updates of Sri Lanka protests here Soon …

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Explained: What led to the fall of Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa clan?
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: What led to the fall of Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa clan?

Firstpost  

The Rajapaksa brothers, Mahinda and Gotabaya, were hailed as war heroes when they led the fight against the LTTE. But today, they are considered the big villains responsible for Sri Lanka’s economic collapse The anger against the Sri Lankan leadership boiled over, as tens and thousands of protesters took to the streets of Colombo over the weekend, storming into President …

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What next if Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns | EXPLAINED
2 years, 5 months ago

What next if Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns | EXPLAINED

India Today  

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo on Saturday moments before thousands of protesters broke through police barricades and stormed the compound. With Ranil Wickremesinghe stepping down as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, questions have now emerged about whether President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will remain in office or not. If the President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, tenders …

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Why Sri Lanka's economy collapsed and what's next | Explained
2 years, 6 months ago

Why Sri Lanka's economy collapsed and what's next | Explained

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lanka's Prime Minister said the country's economy has "collapsed" Tropical Sri Lanka does not normally lack food but people are going hungry Doctors have resorted to social media to try to get critical supplies of equipment and medicine Sri Lanka's prime minister says the island nation's debt-laden economy has “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay …

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United Nations’ FAO planning food response for Sri Lanka amidst crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

United Nations’ FAO planning food response for Sri Lanka amidst crisis

The Hindu  

June 03, 2022 06:04 pm | Updated 06:04 pm IST - Colombo The UN food agency would be drafting a food crisis response plan for Sri Lanka amidst threats of a food shortage in the country due to its worst economic crisis. The response of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations came after Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe …

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Explained: The challenges ahead for fifth-time Sri Lanka prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: The challenges ahead for fifth-time Sri Lanka prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Firstpost  

Amid protests over the handling of Sri Lanka’s worst-ever economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed veteran leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister. Amid the worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a new prime minister was sworn in on Thursday, 12 May – Ranil Wickremesinghe. I have taken on the challenge of uplifting the economy and I must fulfill it: Sri …

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Explained | The political career of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | The political career of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in for a sixth stint as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister on May 13. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday appointed Mr. Wickremesinghe as the Prime Minister of the country after Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resignation, as the country continues to battle its worst-ever economic crisis. Mr. Wickremesinghe was first appointed the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka …

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