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Rajapaksa touched down in Colombo seven weeks after he fled the extraordinary protests triggered by an economic meltdown that many lay at his feetSri Lanka’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of …
Read MoreFunding still needs to be approved but could offer breathing space amid country’s economic turmoilThe International Monetary Fund has tentatively offered Sri Lanka a $2.9bn (£2.5bn) loan to help the country recover from the worst economic crisis since …
Read MoreLaughter has been far more than a coping mechanism amid repression and economic crisis – it has rid the island of tyrantsSri Lanka’s been a joke for a while. At least for those compelled to live here. A deeply unfunny joke without a punchline. An islan…
Read MoreNew president has been approached to provide security for predecessor who fled country amid economic crisis Sri Lanka’s ruling party has asked the country’s new president to provide security and other assistance for his predecessor, who fled to south-e…
Read MoreYuan Wang 5 is officially described as a ‘scientific research ship’ but India suspects it has military functionsA Chinese navy vessel has arrived at a southern Sri Lankan port that Beijing leases from the government, prompting renewed security fears fr…
Read MoreRajapaksa allowed in on diplomatic passport for ‘temporary’ stay, say Thai authoritiesThe former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas to escape protests against his government, arrived in Thailand on Thursday night on a flight fro…
Read MoreNew president Ranil Wickremesinghe is attempting to crush mass protests that forced out predecessorThe Sri Lankan government has been accused of a draconian crackdown on protesters who were involved in toppling Gotabaya Rajapaksa as president, with act…
Read MoreRights groups say they have a dossier of evidence against Gotabaya Rajapaksa – and a renewed appetite to bring him to accountIt was a warm April day in 2019 and Gotabaya Rajapaksa was enjoying the afternoon with his family in an affluent suburb of Los…
Read MoreParliament ratifies powers that allow the military to detain people, limit public gatherings and search private propertyTwo activists who helped lead mass demonstrations that toppled Sri Lanka’s president have been arrested, police said, as parliament …
Read MoreEx-president fled crisis-hit country earlier this month after protesters took over his house and offices, demanding he resignSri Lanka’s beleaguered former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country after mass protests and resigned this month, …
Read MoreForeign capital flees poorer countries at the first sign of instability. The pandemic and Ukraine war ensure there is plenty of that aroundThis January, even before Sanjana Mudalige’s salary as a sales worker in a shopping mall in Colombo, Sri Lanka, w…
Read MoreLifesaving medication for cancer, heart disease and diabetes is growing scarcer and more expensive as the economic crisis intensifiesStress was written all over Sunman Senthilnathan’s face as he left the pharmacy with the crucial medicine that brings h…
Read MoreSri Lankan security forces have carried out a violent early morning raid on the main anti-government protest camp in Colombo, beating protesters, destroying tents and arresting nine people. In the raid on Friday, thousands of police and troops armed wi…
Read MoreArrests as hundreds of demonstrators evicted from camp blocking presidential office, hours before they were due to vacate areaSri Lankan security forces have carried out a violent early morning raid on the main anti-government protest camp in Colombo, …
Read MoreAnalysis: Political turmoil could hinder any chance of tackling the ongoing economic crisisOn Thursday morning, 45 years to the day since he was first elected to parliament, Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the eighth president of Sri Lanka, replac…
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