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How crisis unfolded in Sri Lanka
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO (Reuters) - A deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka sparked mass protests that forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country, leaving...
Sri Lanka court extends travel ban on Mahinda and Basil Rajapaksa - broadcaster Newsfirst
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court extended a travel ban on former president Mahinda Rajapaksa...
New Sri Lankan president divisive choice for fixing crisis
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka’s prime minister was elected president Wednesday by lawmakers who opted for a seasoned,...
Sri Lanka Declares State of Emergency as President Flees to Maldives
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka is under a state of emergency after its president fled the country on Wednesday, leaving a...
UK documentary triggers new investigation into state complicity in Sri Lanka terror attacks
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months agoSri Lanka’s president announced a new committee to investigate allegations made by a UK documentary...
After their president flees, Sri Lankans turn their anger on the prime minister
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolice deploy tear gas as protesters storm the Sri Lankan prime minister's office in Colombo after...
Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace exiled former president Rajapaksa
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lankan legislators have met to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term...
Former University of Iowa student among candidates to be next leader of Sri Lanka
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will...
Sri Lanka top court extends travel ban on Mahinda and Basil Rajapaksa until Aug 4 -Ada Derana
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Fixes spelling of Derana in headline) (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has extended a travel...
Sri Lanka President Vows to Finish Term, Won’t Run for Re-Election
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed to finish the remaining two years in his term...