Sri Lanka News

• Police fire tear gas at election protesters in Sri Lanka, injuring 15

  The turmoil was caused by severe shortages of some foods, fuel, cooking gas and medicine, after Sri Lanka went bankrupt because it could not repay its foreign debt.

  Politics

  Feb 26
  
• Sri Lanka summons Canada’s ambassador after Ottawa sanctions top officials

  Sri Lanka is accusing Ottawa of caving to Tamil diaspora politics in sanctioning two former presidents and two military officers and said the decision "sets a dangerous precedent."

  Canada

  Jan 11
  
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• Former Sri Lankan president returns home after fleeing country in July

  Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew into Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport around midnight Friday from Bangkok via Singapore.

  World

  Sep 3, 2022
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• International Monetary Fund agrees to pull Sri Lanka out of bankruptcy, leader says

  Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said even though he as the prime minister had aimed to reach an agreement by early August, it has now been pushed back by a month.

  World

  Jul 30, 2022
• Sri Lanka risks new turmoil as unpopular prime minister elected president

  Sri Lankans have taken to the street for months to demand their president and his prime minister step down as the country spiraled into economic chaos.

  World

  Jul 20, 2022
• Sri Lanka’s acting president declares state of emergency amid growing protests

  Under the emergency regulations, Ranil Wickremesinghe can authorize detentions, take possession of any property and search any premises.

  World

  Jul 18, 2022
• Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim president amid political chaos

  The speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament said lawmakers will convene Saturday to choose a new leader after Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned effective Thursday.

  World

  Jul 15, 2022
• Sri Lanka crisis: President flees Maldives, protesters leave offices

  The country’s rapid decline was all the more shocking because, before the recent crisis, the economy had been expanding, with a growing, comfortable middle class.

  World

  Jul 14, 2022
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• Sri Lankan president flees country amid political collapse and economic crisis

  Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane bound for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives.

  World

  Jul 12, 2022
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• Sri Lankan Canadians say president, PM resignations ‘long overdue’

  President of the Sri Lanka Canada Association of Brampton said leaders' resignations are "long overdue," but it's unfortunate that it took violence for the leaders to step down.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2022