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13 distressed Pinoys return from Sri Lanka

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday said thirteen distressed Filipinos returned to the Philippines on Saturday due to the ongoing economic crisis...

Sri Lanka president seeks unity government

Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe has formally invited MPs to join an all-party unity government to revive the bankrupt economy by undertaking painful...

Shortages leave bankrupt Sri Lanka’s hospitals empty

Entire wards are dark and nearly empty in Sri Lanka's largest hospital, its few remaining patients leaving untreated and still in pain, and doctors...

Sri Lanka president’s office to reopen after crackdown

Sri Lanka's besieged presidential office will reopen on Monday, police said, days after anti-government demonstrators were flushed out in a military crackdown that triggered...

Sri Lanka troops wreck protest camp

Colombo—Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital, evicting activists in a nighttime assault that raised international concern. Troops and...

New Sri Lanka president eyes unity gov’t

Sri Lanka’s six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the crisis-hit South Asian nation, as officials said he was...

Wickremesinghe wins Sri Lanka presidency

Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lanka’s new president by the country’s parliament Wednesday, with the backing of the party...

Three-way fight to lead Sri Lanka

Three candidates were nominated Tuesday to replace former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned last week after protesters overran...

Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of vote

Sri Lanka’s acting president renewed the country’s state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state—a poll...

Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of key vote

Sri Lanka's acting president renewed the country's state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state --...

Sri Lanka protest action reaches 100 days

Sri Lanka’s protest movement reached its 100th day Sunday having forced one president from office and now turning its sights on his successor as...

Deployment to Sri Lanka put on hold

The Department of Foreign Affairs raised Alert Level 2 for Filipinos in Sri Lanka on Saturday due to the security situation in that country...

Sri Lanka accepts prexy’s resignation

The resignation of Sri Lanka’s president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country’s parliamentary speaker announced Friday, after he fled the country earlier this week...

Sri Lankans queue at pumps for days with no promise of petrol

By Sean Gleeson and Mahesh Perera Colombo, Sri Lanka—Out of gas and stuck in line for days, a group of motorists kick off their shoes...
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