Sri Lanka is the first domino to fall in the face of a global debt crisis
The departure of Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, follows weeks of protest and a deepening crisis. There is no bankruptcy…
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Cricket Australia monitor Sri Lanka situation but confident over tour
Cricket Australia is monitoring fast-growing unrest in Sri Lanka but remains confident next month’s tour of the country will go…
China-Backed Projects Testament To Sri Lanka’s Mismanagement
The South Asian island nation borrowed heavily to plug years of budget shortfalls and trade deficits, but squandered huge sums…
Sri Lanka issues ‘shoot-on-sight’ order to quell unrest
Sri Lanka has ordered troops to shoot on sight after it granted its military and police emergency powers to arrest…
Colombo Stock Exchange declares Tuesday as market holiday
The Colombo Stock Exchange has declared Tuesday as a market holiday due to settlement difficulties, nearly a month after it…
Government Backers Attack Peaceful Protesters ; Emergency Powers Should Not Enable Human Rights Violations
Clashes broke out in Sri Lanka on May 9, 2022 after government supporters attacked peaceful anti-government protest sites in Colombo, the capital, and elsewhere,…
Protesters torch leaders’ homes in night of unrest
Angry mobs in Sri Lanka have burned down several homes belonging to the ruling Rajapaksas and MPs, after they were…