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Sri Lanka lawmakers to pick new president among PM, 2 rivals
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will face two rivals in a...
Powerful Clan Stands in Way of Push to Curb Sri Lanka Presidency
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- After Sri Lankan protesters booted out former leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa earlier this...
Sri Lankan president flees as protesters storm his home and set fire to the prime minister’s
Quartz· 2 years agoSri Lanka plunged into a deep crisis today (July 9) triggered by an economic collapse. It was a...
Sri Lanka crisis: political turmoil may have 'big impact' on China ties, observers say
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe economic and political chaos gripping Sri Lanka will have a "big impact" on ties with China in the short term, and it is also a wake-up call for Chinese investors, observers say. On Monday ...
UPDATE 16-Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm prime minister's office
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, driven out after an economic collapse unleashed a popular uprising that appeared to end his family's near two-decade ...
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...
Sri Lanka can’t even afford to hold first poll since crisis, says election commission
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoA severely cash-strapped Sri Lanka lacks funds to even hold local elections scheduled for next...