Sri Lanka Protests

• 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, 2023
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• Sri Lankan protesters storm PM office after president flees country

  Sri Lanka's president fled the country without stepping down Wednesday, plunging a country already reeling from economic chaos into more political turmoil.

  World

  Jul 13, 2022
• Sri Lanka, in ‘total chaos,’ will get new president amid economic meltdown

  Leaders of the protest movement have said crowds will occupy the residences of the president and prime minister in Colombo until they finally quit office.

  World

  Jul 11, 2022
• Why is Sri Lanka in an economic crisis? Here’s what we know

  Analysts say that economic mismanagement by successive governments has weakened Sri Lanka's public finances, leaving national expenditure in excess of income.

  World

  Jul 10, 2022
• Sri Lankan opposition meets to seek new government amid political turmoil

  Protesters stormed the homes of Sri Lanka's president and prime minister over the country's economic crisis, setting fire to one and jumping into the pool.

  World

  Jul 10, 2022
• Sri Lanka appoints new PM as civil unrest worsens amid economic crisis

  Several factors, including the Ukraine war, have drained state coffers, meaning Sri Lanka is running low on fuel and essential medicines and facing daily power blackouts.

  World

  May 12, 2022
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• Sri Lanka grants military emergency powers after violence leads PM to resign

  A day of clashes on Monday killed seven people and injured more than 200, violence that prompted Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign.

  World

  May 10, 2022
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• Sri Lanka’s prime minister steps down after weeks of protests over economic crisis

  Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he submitted his resignation to the president, a move that followed a violent attack by government supporters on the protesters.

  World

  May 9, 2022