The Head of Security for the former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and other officials have been summoned to Crime Investigation Department (CID) to record statements in connection with the Monday violence. “Director in charge of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security unit and the OIC of the Kollupitiya Police had […]
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Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as protests intensify
As the nationwide protest continues to intensify, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday resigned, a move that is likely to pave the way for a new cabinet in the crisis marred country. This comes days after President Gotbaya Rajapaksa in a special meeting on Friday requested the Prime […]
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to resign
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is learnt to have responded positively to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s request to him to quit in the face of the deepening economic crisis along with the imposition of the state of emergency in the island nation. As per reports, at a special cabinet meeting at […]
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Sri Lankan Bar Association decries imposition of emergency, says ‘stifling protest no solution’
Expressing grave concern over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s declaration of a state of emergency, Sri Lankan Bar Association urged him to revoke the decree while pointing out that stifling public protest is not a solution to the crisis. This comes at a time when crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Friday declared a […]
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Sri Lankan PM rejects calls for resignation; says ‘I will go if I lose Parliamentary majority’
Amid nationwide protests and growing calls for his resignation, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that he will step down if he loses the majority in the Parliament. Sri Lanka has been gripped by an economic crisis with foreign debt estimated at USD 51 billion. The country appears […]
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Sri Lankan police caution protesters from jeopardizing fuel transportation system
Amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Sri Lanka following the economic and political crisis, the police have urged the public not to jeopardise the fuel transportation system while protesting. “The police requested the public not to get involved in any activities likely to sabotage the fuel transportation system in the […]
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Sri Lankan President to appoint new Cabinet amid anti-government protests
Amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Sri Lanka following the economic and political crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to draft fresh blood in the council of ministers in the island nation while it has been learnt that the size of the Cabinet would remain small to ensure smooth […]
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Sri Lankan President says won’t resign, ready to hand over government to whoever proves 113 seat majority
Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday informed senior party members that he will not step down as Sri Lankan President but is ready to hand over the government to whichever party proves that it has a majority of 113 seats in Parliament. According to Daily Mirror, Rajapaksa held political meetings on Monday even […]
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S Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan Finance Minister; discusses economic situation
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Monday and held a discussion over the economic situation of Colombo as well as India’s supportive response. Jaishankar arrived in Colombo for a bilateral visit on Sunday. “Began the visit by meeting Finance Minister @RealBRajapaksa (Basil Rajapaksa). […]
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47 fishermen released from Sri Lankan custody reach Chennai
As many as 47 fishermen, who had been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, were released after the intervention of the Central government, arrived here today morning. Fishermen from Rameswaram, Nagapattinam and Pudukottai districts in the state were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy when they ventured into the sea […]
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Sri Lankan govt misusing Prevention of Terrorism Act against Tamil, Muslim communities: Rights group
The Sri Lankan government is using the discredited Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to commit prolonged arbitrary detention and torture, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Monday. The rights group said the European Union, other trading partners, and donors, should press for time-bound action to repeal the abusive law and reject the […]
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Sri Lankan exports to China, Hong Kong falls sharply
Sri Lankan exports to China and Hong Kong has declined sharply since 2020. Kapila Bandara, writing in the Sunday Times said that Sri Lanka’s trade with China, including tea shipments, steadily declined in 2020. Separately, its meagre bilateral trade with wealthy Hong Kong, a world-leading trade and financial services centre, has fallen sharply in the five years to 2020. Sri Lanka’s exports to China in […]
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Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa offers prayer at Venkateswara Swamy temple in Andhra Pradesh
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa along with his spouse Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who is on a pilgrimage to India, on Friday offered prayers in the famous hill shrine of Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala. Earlier on his arrival at Mahadwaram of the temple, he was accorded a warm welcome by the Joint Executive Officer (JEO) of […]
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124 arrested so far in connection with mob lynching of Sri Lankan executive in Sialkot Pakistan
As many as 124 people have been arrested so far in Sialkot after a mob of factory workers and others lynched a Sri Lankan export manager of a factory and burnt his body. According to Geo News, police on Saturday night arrested five more suspects in connection with the lynching of Sri Lankan factory […]
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Protest in Colombo against lynching of Sri Lankan executive in Pakistan
A protest was held outside Pakistan High Commission in Colombo on Sunday by a large crowd, including a group of monks, against the killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot city of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Priyantha Kumara, a Sri Lankan executive of a garment factory was lynched and his body burnt by angry supporters of a hardline Islamist […]