Tag: Srilanka
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Ranil Wickremesinghe takes over as SriLanka’s acting president; orders to arrest protesters
Besides, the Sri Lankan Police used tear gas to disperse a group of protesters near the Prime Minister's Office at Flower Road in state capital Colombo.
July 13, 2022 -
SriLanka declares state of emergency after President flees
Sri Lankan authorities today confirmed that Gotabaya had flown to Maldives with his wife and two bodyguards after full approval of the country's Defence Ministry.
July 13, 2022 -
Sri Lanka crisis: Rise and fall of Rajapaksa’s ‘Political’ dynasty
It was impossible till a while ago, to imagine the humiliating confrontation that Gottabaya faced on Tuesday with airport immigration staff when he was stopped to fly by the very staff which was serving the regime.
July 12, 2022 -
Former minister Basil Rajapaksa tries to flee Sri Lanka, stopped from boarding flight to Dubai
Sri Lanka's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is the youngest brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday evening, local media reported.
July 12, 2022 -
Opposition flogging a dead horse
The SJB, and the JVP-led NPP yesterday staged a walkout in Parliament, which they will boycott for one week to pressure the government to sortout the economic crisis and grant relief to the public. Their right to protest cannot be questioned, but one questions their wisdom of cranking up pressure on the government in this manner. On …
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June 23, 2022 -
Chickens have come home to roost
When employees are in fuel queues and not reporting to work, there is zero productivity.
June 22, 2022 -
Sri Lanka looks for foreign investors to stabilise currency
Sabry said that the next few months will be difficult for Sri Lankans, reports Xinhua news agency.
April 24, 2022 -
Nepal curbs imports of cars, cosmetics as it gets compared with Sri Lanka
According to the country's central bank, Nepal Rastra Bank, foreign currency reserves fell by more than 16 per cent to 1.17tn Nepali rupees ($9.59bn) in the seven months to the middle of February.
April 12, 2022 -
Sri Lanka’s Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa to hold crucial meeting with 41 MPs
The meeting between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and President Rajapaksa is scheduled to be held at 7.00 pm this evening, reported Daily Mirror. The information of the decisive and crucial meeting was given by the former President and SLFP leader Maithripala Siriserna.
April 10, 2022 -
Sri Lanka arrests over 600 protestors violating curfew in Western Province
Ahead of the planned protest for Sunday, the island nation had declared a 36-hour curfew as the country faced a severe power crisis and rising inflation.
April 3, 2022 -
India’s first training squadron sails in Sri Lanka for integrated training of officers
The deployment was aimed to broaden the horizons of young officers and officer-trainees by exposing them to the socio-political and maritime facets of different countries in the Indian Ocean Region.
October 24, 2021 -
SL approves Sinovac for emergency use
To date, Sri Lanka has administered over 4 million first doses of the coronavirus vaccines across the country, with the majority having received the Sinopharm vaccines.
July 17, 2021 -
Sri Lanka’s Covid caseload tops 223K
Sri Lanka is under a strict nationwide travel restriction which will be lifted on June 21 at 4 a.m.
June 14, 2021 -
Ghost of Eelam War haunts TN
Sri Lankan President's revelation of UPA govt helping Lanka in Eelam war sparked protest from AIADMK.
September 22, 2018 -
We were five-six overs short of victory: Rahul
Rahul also scored 79, his ninth fifty in 11 innings with Shikhar Dhawan falling six short of hundred on day four.
November 20, 2017