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Sri Lankan speaker says president’s resignation accepted

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...

Economic lessons from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s bankrupt economy is starkly different from that of the Philippines, where macro-economic fundamentals like inflation, interest rates and the fiscal deficit are...

Around 150 Pinoys want repatriation amid protests in Sri Lanka

Amid an ongoing widespread protests over the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, an estimated 150 Filipinos in the country have requested repatriation, the Department of Migrant...

Sri Lanka protesters to end occupation of official buildings

Sri Lanka protesters to end occupation of official bu Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators said Thursday they were ending their occupation of official buildings, as they vowed...

As president flees to Maldives: State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency Wednesday as thousands of people mobbed the prime minister’s office after the country’s president flew to the...

Sri Lanka president flees his country on a military aircraft

By Amal Jayasinghe Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country early Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread...

Sri Lanka president near airport as exile rumours spread

Sri Lanka's embattled president was flown to an airbase near the main international airport Monday, officials said, raising speculation he will escape into exile...

Sri Lankan leader flees home, to quit

Sri Lankan protesters refused to budge from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence on Sunday after storming his home, forcing him to flee with the navy...

Sri Lanka’s president to resign after being chased from home

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was preparing Sunday to finally give up power after he fled from protesters who stormed his home, forcing him...

Sri Lankans return to using firewood as economy burns

As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, people are returning to cooking...

Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns

By Amal Jayasinghe As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, people are returning...

Ailing Sri Lanka opens IMF talks, starts shutdown

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential  government services on Monday, beginning a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as...

Sri Lanka troops open fire to quell riots at fuel station

Sri Lanka’s military opened fire to contain rioting at a fuel station, officials said Sunday as unprecedented queues for petrol and diesel were seen...

Bankrupt Sri Lanka saves scarce gas supplies for cremations

Bankrupt Sri Lanka will reserve a portion of its scarce fuel supplies for the cremation of Buddhists, whose funeral rites have been disrupted during...
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