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Sri Lanka cricket stars come out in support of anti-government protests: ‘This is state-backed...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSeveral Sri Lankan cricketing legends have come together to criticise the Mahinda Rajapaksa...
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka's prime minister resigned following weeks of protests demanding that he and his brother,...
Cricket Australia: Sri Lanka tour still on despite unrest
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCricket Australia on Thursday said its all-formats tour of Sri Lanka is still going ahead despite a...
UPDATE 6-Sri Lankan president to appoint new PM, cabinet this week
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday he would appoint a new prime minister and cabinet this week, after his elder brother and former premier Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned following ...
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 Lanka president warns of racial tensions amid economic crisis
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's president urged people on Wednesday to reject what he called attempts...
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 ...