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Sri Lankan government accused of draconian treatment of protesters

New president Ranil Wickremesinghe is attempting to crush mass protests that forced out predecessor

The Guardian - UK

In Sri Lanka, inflation means food shortages, blackouts — and days-long lines for gas

Sri Lanka offers a cautionary tale for countries struggling with inflation. Anger over fuel lines spilled into the streets and toppled a government. Will nationalism surge, or unity prevail?

WEKU

India raises Chinese vessel’s visit with President Wickremesinghe

Yuan Wang 5, a Chinese vessel involved in space and satellite tracking, will dock at Sri Lanka’s southern Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17

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Sri Lanka protesters divided on leaving main camp amid crackdown

Debate within protest movement on wrapping up seafront camp was triggered by a violent crackdown by security forces.

Al Jazeera

Colombo denies reports on Chinese ship

Reports say it will enter Hambantota in August; India says it is monitoring the ship’s progress ‘carefully’

The Hindu

Cost of living: ‘How to manage?’ laments Sri Lankan market vendor

As the economic crisis worsens, a trader in Colombo must eat less, ration medicine and buy black-market fuel to get by.

Al Jazeera

‘How can we cope?’ ask Sri Lankans as gov’t limits fuel imports

People in crisis-hit nation raise serious concerns over the government’s move to restrict imports for another 12 months.

Al Jazeera

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Soup kitchens feed Sri Lanka's poor amid bleak economic crisis

With no fuel and no money for food, H. G. Indrani and her family of nine trudged for an hour to a community kitchen in Colombo, in hopes of finding a simple vegetarian meal.

Reuters

‘I’m on death row’: Sri Lankans forced to choose either food or vital drugs

Lifesaving medication for cancer, heart disease and diabetes is growing scarcer and more expensive as the economic crisis intensifies

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka asks China for help with trade, investment and tourism

Sri Lanka has asked China to help with trade, investment and tourism to help it grow sustainably, Colombo's envoy to Beijing said on Monday as it negotiates for an emergency $4 billion package to help it emerge from an economic meltdown.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's new president says non-violent protests can continue after crackdown

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told diplomats this week that non-violent protests against his government will be allowed to continue, including in the commercial capital Colombo, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

Reuters

Rights groups are urging Sri Lanka not to use force against protesters

Groups are urging the new president to order security forces to cease use of force against protesters who have been demonstrating against the government over the economic crisis.

WEKU

Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as Sri Lanka Prime Minister

Nine persons assaulted in military raid at Colombo’s agitation site

The Hindu

Colombo: BBC says its journalist was 'beaten, punched' by army

BBC's video journalist in Colombo was allegedly "punched" by a member of the Sri Lankan army, his phone snatched and footage deleted, BBC reported today.

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Our long, bloody road to Sri Lanka’s fragile harmony

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — After months of turmoil and severe government repression in Sri Lanka, July 9 was meant to be a big push from protesters. Despite dire fuel shortages and few transport options, people stockpiled gasoline, shared trucks and filled trains to join the day of protest. Many of…

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka swears Dinesh Gunawardena in as new prime minister

Appointment of veteran politician comes after security forces clear anti-government protest site in Colombo.

Reuters

How crisis unfolded in Sri Lanka

A deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka sparked mass protests that forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country, leaving his successor, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to declare a state of emergency while seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

France 24

Sri Lankan security forces raid anti-government protest camp

Sri Lankan security forces raided a protest camp occupying government grounds in the main city of Colombo early on Friday and cleared out a section of it, a sign that the country's new president was cracking down a day after his swearing-in.

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Reuters

Sri Lankan security forces raid protest camp as new leaders sworn in

Sri Lankan security forces raided and partially cleared a protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo early on Friday, fuelling fears that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had launched a crackdown a day after being sworn in.

The News Lens

China, India Vie for Influence in Sri Lanka Amid Economic Turmoil

Sri Lanka — with its strategic location at the crossroads of busy shipping routes — has become an arena of geopolitical rivalry and maritime competition between India and China.

Al Jazeera

‘He’s not our president’: Protesters reject new Sri Lankan leader

Protesters hit the streets as parliament elects Ranil Wickremesinghe as the crisis-hit country’s new president.

Evening Standard

Sri Lanka: new dawn for a country on the brink?

A controversial new president has been elected as the beleaguered country battles financial devastation and unrest. Kumanan Kanapathippillai reports from Colombo

Reuters

Protesters sombre after Wickremesinghe's win in Sri Lanka, but some vow to fight on

Sri Lanka's imposing presidential secretariat which was stormed by a sea of protesters in early July, forcing out then incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was almost deserted on Wednesday as his replacement was voted in.

France 24

Economic crisis in Sri Lanka as millions suffer shortages of essential items

As Sri Lanka's protest movement reaches 100 days, the people proudly and defiantly said that their fight is not over. Indeed, in addition to political uncertainty, the country faces a long list of problems, with years of mismanagement coupled with external shocks. The coronavirus pandemic has battered the tourism industry,…

Al Jazeera

‘Supreme power of people’: Sri Lanka marks 100 days of protests

As protest movement over island’s worst-ever economic crisis reaches a milestone, people say struggle is not yet over.

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