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The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

Protesters storm Sri Lankan PM’s office after president flees

Sri Lankans defied a state of emergency to storm the prime minister’s office after embattled president fled overseas.

Al Jazeera

BoT can't afford to hold interest rates

Like all countries in the world, the Bank of Thailand (and Monetary Policy Committee, or MPC) believes they can run monetary policy independently based on local economic conditions.

Bangkok Post

The dramatic fall of the House of Rajapaksa

For much of nearly two decades, the four Rajapaksa brothers and their sons have run Sri Lanka like a family business -- and a disorderly one, at that. With their grand construction projects and spendthrift ways, they saddled Sri Lanka with unsustainable debts, driving the country into its worst economic…

Bangkok Post

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Modi government distances itself from Rajapaksas in latest twist to see-saw relationship

Indian High Commission ‘categorically denies’ reports that India facilitated the Rajapaksas’ recent travel

The Hindu

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, wife flee to Maldives; Sri Lanka PM declares emergency

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet with his wife and two bodyguards on Wednesday, driven out after an economic collapse unleashed a popular uprising that appeared to end his family’s near two-decade dominance of the country.

The Times of India

Letters to the Editor — July 14, 2022

Notes from Colombo

The Hindu

‘This is a huge moment’: Sri Lankans vow to continue protests until demands are met

President has fled the country but protesters say they will not stop fighting until there is ‘freedom from corrupt leaders’

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In Sri Lanka, no quiet after the storm

In the days ahead, new confrontations, with consequences for newly gained democratic freedom, are likely to spring up

The Hindu

How the Rajapaksa family fell after 15 years at the top in Sri Lanka

Analysis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s authoritarianism and incompetence ended the family’s political reign

The Guardian - UK

India's trade with Sri Lanka 'at standstill': Exporters

NEW DELHI: India's trade with Sri Lanka has nearly stopped following the unrest in the island nation, leaving exporters worried about their payments.

The Times of India

What's happening in Sri Lanka and what comes next

The double whammy of government and economic instability is further complicating recovery, and the country is hurtling toward bankruptcy.

WEKU

Swiss advise against non-urgent trips to Sri Lanka

The Swiss government advised travellers on Wednesday to avoid unnecessary trips to Sri Lanka given the country's political turmoil.

Reuters

‘People are desperate’: Sri Lankan protesters storm PM’s office demanding resignation

Thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the offices of the prime minister in the capital Colombo on July 13. The protesters demanded he leave his role as acting president after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. According to our Observer, the unrest will continue to intensify as “desperate” protesters fight for…

France 24

Maldives gov’t faces backlash for accepting Sri Lankan president

Maldivians voice outrage as disgraced Sri Lankan leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to the Maldives.

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Reuters

Sri Lanka acting president asks parliamentary speaker to nominate new prime minister

Sri Lanka's acting president and prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has asked the speaker of parliament to nominate a new prime minister, his media team said on Wednesday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country.

The Conversation

Sri Lanka riots: how the tiny Indian Ocean island nation got into such a mess

The chaos in Sri Lanka has deepened after the country’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled to the Maldives. The president and his family left Colombo on a military jet just hours before he was due to resign in the face of massive popular protests which culminated on July 9 with crowds…

Reuters

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa set to fly to Singapore via Maldives - government source

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was expected to head to Singapore after fleeing to the Maldives in the early hours of Wednesday, a government source in Sri Lanka told Reuters, as protests continued in Colombo.

Reuters

Sri Lankans' fury turns on Wickremesinghe after president flees

Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was named acting president of Sri Lanka on Wednesday as its political and economic crisis deepened, is tantalisingly close to the pinnacle of power but may not get much time to enjoy it.

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Sri Lanka imposes curfew, protesters storm PM’s office after president flees

Protesters in Sri Lanka defied tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister’s office on Wednesday after the country’s embattled president fled overseas, with the crowd demanding both men step down in the face of an economic crisis. Read about the day's events as…

Liverpool Echo

Live updates from police incident, schoolchildren arrested and flights cancelled

The latest ECHO headlines at lunchtime on Thursday, July 13

The Times of India

Our politicians have mismanaged country, democracy needs to return in Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya

NEW DELHI: Sanath Jayasuriya is both "angry" and "sad" to witness his beloved Sri Lanka grapple with enormous financial crisis and civil unrest but the former cricketer is expecting that democracy will soon be restored in the Island nation.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka’s old political order has collapsed. What happens next?

With the president fleeing and an IMF bailout likely, the country desperately needs stability, says Chatham House’s Charu Lata Hogg

Dynamite News

Bring situation under control: Sri Lanka's acting President instructs armed forces

Amid mayhem and chaos in Sri Lanka, acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed armed forces and police to bring the current situation under control. Read further on Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post

Explainer: Sri Lanka's turmoil

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after the crisis-hit nation's president fled to the Maldives, with protesters also demanding the prime minister quit.

Daily Mirror

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency as president flees country amid chaotic protests

Protesters in Sri Lanka rallied outside presidential offices and scaled the walls, saying they will continue to occupy the official buildings until the top leaders are gone amid economic meltdown

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