Ranil Wickremesinghe Takes Oath As Sri Lanka PM, Protests Continue
Sri Lanka’s veteran political leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed the next Prime Minister of the crisis-hit island nation by…
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Sri Lanka searches for Prime Minister
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has promised a Prime Minister within a week with several alternative contenders being put forward…
Opposition spilt over PM face as President Rajapaksa vows to appoint new cabinet this week
Following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s announcement that he will appoint a new Prime Minister and Cabinet this week, the main Opposition…
How one powerful family wrecked a country
There are falls from grace and then there’s what’s happening to Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka. For the better part of…
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…
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…
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,…
Sri Lanka MP among three killed as violence escalates
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has been forced to resign after a day of violence saw three people including…