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Sri Lanka protesters vow will not give up until president, PM quit
Leaders of Sri Lanka’s protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister…
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Sri Lanka cabinet to make way for unity govt amid political and economic meltdown
Sri Lanka’s president and the cabinet will make way for a unity government, the prime minister’s office said on Monday…
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Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has turned into deadly violence
Sri Lanka‘s economic crisis looks to have finally toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa has not commented directly but he plans…
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Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters storm home
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis,…
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Sri Lanka hikes interest rates, warns trouble ahead
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka raised interest rates one percentage point, the second sharp hike in three months, as the central bank…
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Sri Lanka has less than a day’s worth of fuel left
Sri Lanka has less than a day’s worth of fuel left, the energy minister said Sunday, with public transport grinding…
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Sri Lanka’s economy on brink of collapse as troops quell unrest
Sri Lanka‘s economy will “collapse” unless a new government is urgently appointed, the central bank chief warned, as security forces…
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The prime minister of Sri Lanka resigns after weeks of protests
Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned on Monday to make way for a unity government that would try to find a…
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Sri Lanka’s president declared state of emergency
Sri Lanka’s president declared a state of emergency for the second time in five weeks, giving security forces sweeping powers…
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Sri Lanka tea exports lowest in 23 years
Crisis-struck Sri Lanka’s vital tea exports have dropped to their lowest level in 23 years, official figures showed Wednesday, hit…
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes medicine prices
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced a 40 percent price hike for dozens of commonly used medicines on Saturday as the island…
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Sri Lanka Buddhist leaders ask government to resign
Sri Lanka‘s stock market halted trading after a nearly 13 percent plunge Monday as the island nation’s beleaguered government faces…
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka rations fuel as crisis worsens
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka imposed fuel rationing on Friday in another worsening of the economic crisis that has sparked widespread demonstrations…
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka asks citizens abroad to send home cash
Sri Lanka urged its citizens overseas to send home money to help pay for desperately needed food and fuel Wednesday…
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Embattled Sri Lanka PM appeals for patience from protesters
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa pleaded for “patience” Monday as thousands continued to take to the streets to protest…
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Sri Lanka president loses parliament majority as protests mount
Sri Lanka’s president lost his parliamentary majority Tuesday as former allies urged his resignation, following days of street protests over…
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Security tight in Sri Lanka’s capital after state of emergency declared
Police stood outside petrol stations in Sri Lanka’s capital city Colombo and shops slowly opened on Saturday – the first…
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Sri Lanka fuel prices soar as economy reels
One of Sri Lanka‘s biggest fuel suppliers hiked the price of gasoline by nearly 20 percent on Saturday, the second…
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Sri Lanka deploys troops as fuel shortage sparks protests
Sri Lanka ordered troops to petrol stations as sporadic protests erupted among the thousands of motorists queueing up daily for…
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Sri Lanka secures Indian lifeline as IMF signals help
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has secured a billion-dollar credit line from India to buy urgently needed food and medicine, officials said…
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