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    Crisis-hit Sri Lanka votes in crucial election to decide economic future

    Crisis-hit Sri Lanka votes in crucial election to decide economic future

    21 Sep 2024

    Millions of Sri Lankans cast their votes on Saturday to select a new president who will face the task of cementing the South Asian country's fragile economic recovery following its...

    Sri Lanka to cut army by half after financial crisis

    Sri Lanka to cut army by half after financial crisis

    13 Jan 2023

    Bankrupt Sri Lanka will drastically slash its military, the defence ministry said on Friday, as the government works to overhaul its shambolic finances after an unprecedented economic crisis....

    With no immunity, Sri Lanka's former president Rajapaksa faces legal troubles

    With no immunity, Sri Lanka's former president Rajapaksa faces legal troubles

    03 Sep 2022

    Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who returned home after seven weeks in exile following protests over economic hardships, could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists now that...

    Sri Lanka extends state of emergency, arrests key protest leaders

    Sri Lanka extends state of emergency, arrests key protest leaders

    27 Jul 2022

    Sri Lanka's parliament approved the extension of a state of emergency for a month on Wednesday, a lawmaker said, in a bid to get a grip on a political and...

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    Hard stance

    21 Jul 2022

    Joe Manchin is a Democrat senator from the small eastern state of West Virginia which is famous for its wooded mountains, coal mining, and logging industries. Born in 1947 in...

    Sri Lanka's ousted president says he 'took all possible steps' to prevent crisis

    Sri Lanka's ousted president says he 'took all possible steps' to prevent crisis

    16 Jul 2022

    Sri Lanka’s ousted president, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, has said he took "all possible steps" to avert the economic crisis that...

    Ranil sworn in as acting president; Rajapaksa brothers barred from leaving Sri Lanka

    Ranil sworn in as acting president; Rajapaksa brothers barred from leaving Sri Lanka

    15 Jul 2022

    Sri Lanka's parliament accepted the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday after he fled the country, paving the way for lawmakers to start repairing the island's shattered politics and...

    Sri Lankan president sends resignation letter after fleeing to Singapore

    Sri Lankan president sends resignation letter after fleeing to Singapore

    14 Jul 2022

    Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation, two government sources said, after he fled to Singapore following mass protests over his country's economic meltdown. Rajapaksa...

    Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees to Maldives

    Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees to Maldives

    13 Jul 2022

    Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after the president fled overseas to escape anti-government protests, as thousands of people took to the streets, again furious that he...

    Sri Lankan protesters vow will not let up until president and PM quit

    Sri Lankan protesters vow will not let up until president and PM quit

    10 Jul 2022

    Leaders of Sri Lanka's protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit office, the day after the two...

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