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Sri Lanka extends curfew after violence, PM's resignation

Sri Lankan authorities extended a curfew another day as sporadic violence and arson continued after pro-government mobs attacked peaceful protesters this week

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Sri Lanka crisis | Indian High Commission rejects reports of Mahinda Rajapaksa and family fleeing to India

The whereabouts of Mahinda Rajapaksa is being speculated since his resignation on May 9.

The Hindu · May 11, 2022

Sri Lanka president warns of racial tensions amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka has moved Mahinda Rajapaksa to a naval base for his safety after he quit two days ago as prime minister, the defence secretary said on Wednesday, following violence targeting the family for its role in the country's worst economic crisis.

Reuters · May 11, 2022

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The rise and fall of a political dynasty that brought Sri Lanka to its knees

At the height of their power, four brothers from Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dynasty held the presidency and the prime minister’s office as well as the finance, interior and defence portfolios, among others. But just when the Rajapaksa clan seemed invincible, an economic crisis of their own making led to their…

France 24 · May 10, 2022

The end of a brand: On the fall of the Rajapaksas

The fall of the Rajapaksas in public esteem underscores limits of muscular nationalism

The Hindu · May 10, 2022

Letters to the Editor — May 11, 2022

Sri Lankan crisis

The Hindu · May 10, 2022

Explainer-How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis

Sri Lanka's economic crisis has turned into deadly violence. Eight people died and over 200 were injured on Monday, the country's powerful prime minister quit and his brother, the president, is seeking ways out of the chaos.

Reuters · May 10, 2022

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EXPLAINER: What caused Sri Lanka's economic collapse?

The South Asian nation of Sri Lanka is experiencing an unprecedented economic collapse that has pushed the government into a deep crisis

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

Why are people protesting in Sri Lanka?

Explainer: government accused of mishandling economic crisis and overseeing rampant corruption

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2022

Guided by Sri Lankan people’s interests, says India

MEA statement supports democratic processes, people’s welfare, but makes no mention of Rajapaksas

The Hindu · May 10, 2022

Sri Lanka issues ‘shoot-on-sight’ order to quell unrest

Military, police authorised to arrest people without warrants a day after deadly violence and PM’s resignation.

Al Jazeera · May 10, 2022

Sri Lanka anti-government protests continue despite curfew

A few hundred protesters are defying a countrywide curfew Tuesday in Sri Lanka, a day after widespread clashes that led to the prime minister's resignation

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

Curfew in Sri Lanka after Day of Deadly Unrest

Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. Nearly 200 were also wounded Monday as prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned, but that did little to calm public…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 10, 2022

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 · May 10, 2022

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France 24 · May 10, 2022

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.

Evening Standard · May 10, 2022

Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka after five killed and hundreds injured amid night of violence

A nationwide curfew was imposed in Sri Lanka on Monday amid an outbreak of violent protest which killed five people and injured more than 200 people.

Al Jazeera · May 10, 2022

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.

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2022

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

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The Hindu · May 10, 2022

Morning Digest | Sri Lanka Cabinet dissolved after PM Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resignation; Rupee plunges to a new all-time low, and more

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Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022

News briefs

Inflation and worker shortage fuel push on immigration bills

ABC News · May 9, 2022

The Loop: China, Russia banned from Sydney meeting, man clung to reeds in Queensland floods, and why Wordle changed an answer

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Al Jazeera · May 9, 2022

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

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

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2022

Sri Lanka is the first domino to fall in the face of a global debt crisis

The south Asian country is the first to buckle under economic pressures compounded by Russia’s war on Ukraine, but it won’t be the last

The Times of India · May 9, 2022

Explained: How Sri Lanka economic crisis spiralled out of control

NEW DELHI: The unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka has intensified in the past few days.

WEKU · May 9, 2022

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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