Browsing Category
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka economy crisis to get worse before it gets better, PM says
Sri Lanka's new prime minister said an economic crisis that has brought misery and unrest is "going to get worse before it gets better".
The country is facing fuel shortages and soaring food prices, with some Sri Lankans,…
Farmers express concern about the availability of chemical fertilizers
Farmers’ organizations in Sri Lanka are lamenting that so far no fertilizers have been made available for free or for cash although the government has promised to provide them with chemical fertilizers as soon as possible.
For the…
Many Sri Lankans flee Colombo as leaders meet to discuss crisis
Hundreds of people thronged the main bus station in the commercial capital after authorities lifted an indefinite curfew.
Sri Lankans are thronging buses in the commercial capital Colombo to return to their hometowns as leaders of…
Sri Lanka leader’s speech criticized as crisis grows
Sri Lankans have criticized a Wednesday night speech by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in which he ignored calls to resign and vowed to restore order.
In his first national address since protests began last month, he offered to…
Sri Lanka protests: Second night of property burnings
Sri Lanka witnessed a second night of arson attacks on Tuesday, with properties damaged in the town of Negombo, near the capital, Colombo.
A mob torched a luxury holiday resort owned by the son of the former Prime Minister,…
Sri Lankan troops ordered to open fire on looters and vandals as protests continue
Sri Lankan security forces have been ordered to shoot law-breakers on sight in a bid to quell anti-government protests on the island.
Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the…
Sri Lanka gives emergency powers to army, police after violence
Sri Lanka has granted its military and police emergency powers to arrest people without warrants after a day of violence that killed seven people and injured more than 200 and resulted in the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa,…
Prehistoric Megalith monuments found in Sri Lanka
Colombo/ Sri Lanka - An exciting discovery of 15 Iron Age Megalith monuments has been unearthed in Sri Lanka, an island country in South Asia.
The discovery, dating back about 2500 years, came to light in the Kithulkote area of…
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sri Lankan PM resigns amid economic crisis
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis.
The move came as the island was placed under curfew after violent clashes between…
Sri Lanka: Protesters torch leaders’ homes in night of unrest
Angry mobs in Sri Lanka have burned down several homes belonging to the ruling Rajapaksas and MPs after they were attacked by government supporters.
The violence capped a day of unrest that saw PM Mahinda Rajapaksa quit amid…