On Sri Lanka Crisis, Government’s All-Party Meet Today: 10 Facts
The Sri Lankan Parliament is set to elect the new president on Wednesday. The government has called an all-party meeting over the turmoil in Sri Lanka this evening, following appeals…
Sri Lanka Man Arrested For Stealing 50 Tear Gas Canisters From Cops: Report
50 teargas canisters were recovered from the accused’s residence in Borella. (Representational)Colombo: As the Sri Lankan economic crisis persists, a 31-year-old suspect was arrested for stealing about 50 tear gas…
Emergency Declared In Sri Lanka Ahead Of Presidential Election
Emergency in Sri Lanka has been declared in the interests of public security (File)Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in…
Sri Lanka Protest Movement Completes 100 Days
The protests began on April 9. (Representational)Colombo: Sri Lanka’s protest movement reached its 100th day Sunday having forced one president from office and now turning its sights on his successor…
Sri Lankan State Broadcaster Suspends Service: 5 Latest Updates
Protesters clashed with police, who used water cannons and teargas shells. (Reuters)Colombo: Hours after it emerged that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had fled the country, massive street protests have erupted in…
Viral Video: Sri Lankan Protesters Seen Mock-Wrestling On PM’s Bed
Sri Lanka government has said that President Rajapaksa would resign on July 13.New Delhi: Protesters occupying Sri Lankan President and Prime Minister’s residences following months of angry protests demanding their…
“They Enjoyed, We Suffered”: Lankans’ Awe And Anger At President’s Home
The economic crisis developed after the COVID-19 pandemic.Colombo: Sri Lankans roamed through a ransacked presidential palace on Sunday as calm returned to the commercial capital, Colombo, a day after protesters…
Video: Police Firing Before Lanka Protesters Barged Into President’s Home
Yesterday, thousands of protesters barged into the President’s official residence.Colombo: A video capturing the moments before thousands of protesters barged into President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official residence in central Colombo’s high-security…
US Urges Sri Lanka Leaders To Work “Quickly” To Achieve Economic Stability
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will resign from his post.Bangkok: The United States on Sunday urged Sri Lankan leaders to act quickly to seek long-term solutions after…
Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: Protesters Break Police Barricades, Enter President’s Residence
The police removed the curfew after challenge from the opposition parties, rights activists.Thousand of protesters broke police barricades and entered the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence. Protesters wearing helmets and waving…