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Sri Lanka's economic crisis: From protests to IMF bailout
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a nearly $3 billion bailout for Sri...
Self-exiled former Sri Lankan president claims in resignation letter he ‘took all steps’ to avert...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka’s self-exiled former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa claimed he took “all possible steps” to...
Sri Lanka's acting president declares state of emergency amid protests
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTrade union representatives and activists shout slogans during a protest against Sri Lankan acting...
Sri Lanka Latest: President Flees By Military Plane to Maldives
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country for the Maldives on a...
Sri Lanka Parliament speaker: President to resign Wednesday
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign in the coming days, the...
Sri Lankan prime minister sworn in as president after predecessor's resignation
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, right, greets Sri Lanka's chief justice during Wickremesinghe's...
Sri Lankan leader flees onward to Singapore as protesters leave government offices
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA protester stands outside the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri...
The IMF gave Sri Lanka a $3 billion lifeline
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) is bailing out Sri Lanka. The executive board of the UN’s financial agency yesterday (March 20) approved a 48-month...
Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as Sri Lanka’s next president
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRanil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s new president after a parliament vote count on...
Sri Lanka imposes curfew as cops fire tear gas at protesters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolice imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka’s capital and surrounding areas on Friday, a day before a...