The Latest Breaking News from Mahinda Rajapaksa

Where Sri Lanka’s inflation-driven crisis could head next

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is under pressure to step down as citizens hit the streets daily to demand accountability for decisions that have led to Asia’s fastest inflation, widespread power outages and shortages of food and fuel.

The Times of India · Apr 11, 2022

Thousands in Sri Lanka insist Rajapaksa family quit politics

Protesters angry over a worsening economic crisis take aim at Sri Lanka’s all-powerful Rajapaksa family.

Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2022

Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows

Thousands of Sri Lankans have rallied in the country’s main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of protest calling on the debt-ridden country’s president to resign

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022

Sri Lanka medical group warns of catastrophic shortages

Sri Lanka’s national medical association is warning that hospitals will be unable to provide emergency services in coming weeks because of critical shortages of drugs and medical equipment caused by the country’s economic crisis, leading to a catastrophic number of deaths if supplies aren’t replenished

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Sri Lanka facing imminent threat of starvation, senior politician warns

Speaker tells parliament ‘there will be very acute food shortages’ and economic crisis is ‘just the beginning’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022

In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka's ruling dynasty teetering

In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family's hold on power.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2022

Sri Lankan president revokes emergency amid growing protests

Sri Lanka’s president has revoked a days-old state of emergency after huge public protests demanded he resign over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

At a crossroads: On Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

The road to Sri Lanka’s economic recovery will have to pass through political change

The Hindu · Apr 5, 2022

Sri Lankan lawmakers seek interim government to solve crisis

A group of Sri Lankan governing party lawmakers has called for the appointment of an interim government

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Sri Lanka ruling alliance loses majority ahead of parliament meet

Finance minister quits after one day as parliament to reconvene for the first time since the imposition of emergency.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2022