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Sri Lanka protesters call for new government a day after clashes kill eight

Protesters and a key trade group in Sri Lanka called for a new government to take control of the crisis-hit country on Tuesday while the president asked for calm following clashes that claimed eight lives and prompted his brother to quit as prime minister.

Reuters

Sri Lanka deploys troops to enforce curfew after day of deadly unrest

Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after at least eight people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. Sri Lankan authorities issued shoot-on-sight orders to quell the unrest.

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Army evacuates former Sri Lankan PM from besieged residence

Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family taken to safety by heavily armed soldiers as protesters storm gates.

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Sri Lanka troops rescue ex-PM as houses torched in deadly night of unrest

Mahinda Rajapaksa rescued in pre-dawn military operation after day of protests in which eight people were killed

The Guardian - UK

In Sri Lanka, a prime minister is gone. What next?

The administration focused on consolidating power in government, ignoring the financial and political crises.

Al Jazeera

The prime minister of Sri Lanka resigns after weeks of protests

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned after weeks of protests demanding he and his brother, the president, step down over the worst economic crisis in decades, an official said.

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Sri Lanka PM, scion of political dynasty, resigns amid protests

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly 20 years and whose government crushed the Tamil Tigers to bring an end to a long civil war, resigned as prime minister on Monday after intensifying anti-government protests.

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Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid mass protests

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday as an outbreak of political violence in the country killed five people including an MP and wounded more than 150.

France 24

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as crisis worsens

The resignation comes hours after PM’s supporters attacked anti-government demonstrators in the capital Colombo.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka MP among five killed as violence escalates

Dozens of houses belonging to Rajapaksa loyalists set on fire across the nation amid an economic crisis.

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Bengaluru diners, meet Colombo’s Ministry of (Chennai) Crab

The Four Seasons is bringing Sri Lanka’s popular Ministry of Crab to Bengaluru, serving crabs from Chennai, for a two-day pop-up dining experience

The Hindu

Colombo calm after Sri Lanka declares state of emergency

Streets in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo were calm on Saturday after the president declared a state of emergency following escalating anti-government protests.

Reuters

Sri Lanka protesters tear-gassed again

COLOMBO: Police again fired tear gas and water cannon at students trying to storm Sri Lanka’s parliament on Friday as the country was brought to a halt by a trade union strike demanding that the government step down.

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New Delhi extends assistance of more than $3 billion to Sri Lanka in 2022: Indian High Commission in Colombo

On Monday, India had extended its current credit line by a further $200 million to replenish Sri Lanka’s rapidly depleting fuel stocks

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Thousands of Sri Lankans rally over government handling of crisis

Thousands of supporters of Sri Lankan opposition parties rallied on Sunday in the commercial capital Colombo as a weeks-long political and economic crisis showed no sign of abating.

The Hindu

Despite challenges, Sri Lanka adapts to continue welcoming tourists

When the lights go out at the Ministry Of Crab in Colombo, candles flicker on. Undeterred by the pow

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‘First in four decades’: Why Sri Lanka general strike matters

Analysts say Thursday’s nationwide strike was the first since a similar call given by the island’s trade unions in 1980.

The Hindu

Australia names full-strength squads for Sri Lanka tour

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Sri Lanka teachers, bank workers join mass walkout over economic crisis

Many schools in Colombo were shut and several train stations deserted on Thursday as teachers and train drivers joined mass walkouts demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's government quit over Sri Lanka's worst financial crisis in decades.

Reuters

Analysis-Complex web of creditors, politics threatens Sri Lanka restructuring

Social unrest, political uncertainty and a complex web of creditors could scupper Sri Lanka's push for a swift overhaul of its $12 billion overseas debt, analysts warn, saying the South Asian nation is fast running out of road.

Reuters

Sri Lankan veterans protest against president who led them during war

Missing both legs and an arm, former special forces soldier Thushara Kumara is an unlikely critic of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a wartime defence chief who became Sri Lanka's president in 2019.

Reuters

Sri Lanka begins talks with China on refinancing debt

Sri Lanka has begun discussions with China about refinancing its debt, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, as Colombo struggles with its worst financial crisis in decades.

The Hindu

Colombo’s pain could be south Indian ports’ gain

Shipping firms should be enticed quickly, tapping into the concerns of exporters and importers, say experts

Al Jazeera

‘A curse’: Three years since Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka

Protesters in Colombo demand justice on the third anniversary of devastating attacks in several churches and hotels.

Reuters

Sri Lanka promises impartial probe after first death in weeks of protests

Sri Lankan police will launch an "impartial and transparent" investigation into clashes with protesters after the first death in weeks of unrest over the government's handling of the economy, the president said on Wednesday.

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