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The Latest Breaking News from Mahinda Rajapaksa

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

China-backed projects testament to Sri Lanka's mismanagement

Hambantota (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - An airport without planes, a revolving restaurant with no diners, a debt-laden seaport -- Sri Lanka's economic crisis has been exacerbated by Chinese-funded projects that stand as neglected monuments to government extravagance.

AFP

Hundreds defy Sri Lanka curfew after deadly unrest

Colombo (AFP) - Fresh protests erupted in Sri Lanka's capital on Tuesday, defying a government curfew after five people died in the worst violence in weeks of demonstrations over a dire economic crisis.

AFP

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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

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

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

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

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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.

France 24

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.

Evening Standard

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.

Al Jazeera

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

Curfew in Sri Lanka after day of deadly unrest

Colombo (AFP) - 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.

AFP

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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Inflation and worker shortage fuel push on immigration bills

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Here's your quick catch-up for this morning's news.

Al Jazeera

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

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

Crikey

Violence rocks Sri Lanka as PM quits

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned after clashes broke out between rival political activists in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.

The Guardian - UK

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

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Sri Lanka PM quits as violence kills 5, injures 180

Colombo (AFP) - Violence raged across Sri Lanka late into the night on Monday, with five people dead and some 180 injured as prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa quit after weeks of protests.

WEKU

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.

Tribune News Service

Sri Lanka leader’s brother quits as PM in escalating crisis

The brother of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned as premier on Monday as weekslong protests over Asia’s fastest inflation turned violent, prompting the government to impose a curfew and call in the army.

Reuters

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.

AFP

Sri Lanka PM quits as violence kills 3, injures 150

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa quit on Monday, as an outbreak of political violence killed three people including an MP and wounded more than 150.

France 24

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.

AFP

Sri Lanka PM quits after supporters run riot

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday after dozens of people were hospitalised when his supporters armed with sticks and clubs attacked protestors.

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