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SL’s oppn leaders ask PM Ranil to quit ahead of President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s opposition leaders have asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to quit ahead of the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who has promised to step down on Wednesday, according to a…
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Sri Lanka crisis will have ‘big impact’ on Chinese investments, bilateral ties: Experts
Beijing: While China has so far maintained a conspicuous silence on the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka’s pro-Beijing Rajapaksa brothers, experts have warned that the current chaos in Colombo will have a…
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Sri Lanka warns public not to use cryptocurrencies amid economic upheaval
Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has warned the public from using cryptocurrencies amid the grave economic crisis in the country, saying that this market is “largely unregulated”. The bank, CBSL,…
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Sri Lanka crisis: Things to know
Colombo: From being a war hero to becoming a symbol of hatred who pushed the island nation into an economic and a constitutional crisis and fled the country hours before he was…
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Sri Lankan Prez to leave for Singapore from Maldives
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who left for Maldives early Wednesday morning will leave for Singapore later in the day, sources in Maldives told Daily Mirror. Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on…
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Sri Lankan Police fire tear gas to prevent protestors from entering PM’s office
Colombo: Sri Lankan Police have fired more volleys of teargas on the protesting crowd outside the Prime Minister’s office in a bid to drive them back. The avenue is wreathed in smoke.…
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US Embassy in Colombo cancels consular services for 2 days
Colombo: The US Embassy in Colombo on Wednesday cancelled its consular services as a precaution for the next two days, amidst the deepening political turmoil and economic crisis in Sri Lanka. “Out…
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Protests near Maldives Prez’s house urging to send Gotabaya Rajapaksa back
Colombo: Maldivians and Sri Lankan expatriates are protesting near Maldives President Ibrahim Solih’s house urging the authorities to send ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa out from their country’s soil, the Head…
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India denies facilitating travel of Gotabaya Rajapaksa out of Sri Lanka
Colombo: The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has dismissed “baseless” and “speculative” media reports that said that India has facilitated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit from the country. According to reports, Gotabaya…
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Sri Lanka’s situation is very sensitive, very complicated: Jaishankar
Thiruvananthapuram: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday described as “very sensitive and very complicated” the situation prevailing in Sri Lanka and said India’s focus right now is on the economic aspects…