- 29 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securityprotests
The meeting, then the mob. A ‘turning point’ in Sri Lankan crisis
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - On Monday morning, hundreds of supporters gathered at the prime minister's official residence in Sri Lanka's commercial capital of Colombo where…
Protests at Lankan naval base housing ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
Colombo, May 10 (PTI) A protest began in front of Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee Naval Base on Tuesday after reports emerged that former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and some of his…
Ancestral home of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas set on fire in Hambantota
Colombo, May 9 (PTI) The ancestral home of the Rajapaksas in Hambantota has been set on fire by a group of anti-government protestors, hours after Mahinda Rajapaksa, the patriarch of…
Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew; deploys army in Colombo after clash
Colombo, May 9 (PTI) Sri Lankan authorities on Monday imposed a nationwide curfew and Army troops were deployed in the capital after pro-government groups attacked protesters outside embattled President Gotabaya…
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares state of emergency; PM Mahinda Rajapaksa refuses to quit
Colombo, May 6 (PTI) Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight, the presidential media division said, the second time in just…
Russian forces disperse pro-Ukraine rally, tighten control in occupied Kherson
By Alessandra Prentice and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a pro-Ukraine rally in the occupied city of Kherson on Wednesday, Ukraine's…
One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring a dozen more, as the…
Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa proposes to curb presidential powers amid anti-govt protests
Colombo, Apr 19 (PTI) Sri Lanka's embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday proposed to restore the 19th amendment to the Constitution to curb presidential powers and empower Parliament as…
Growing defiance of COVID curbs in China brings wave of arrests
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) - Sun Jian, a 37-year-old master's degree student in the Chinese city of Yantai, for months staged a solo campaign against his university's COVID-19 prevention…
Myanmar New Year celebrations dampened by protests, boycotts
(Reuters) - Opponents of military rule in Myanmar have urged residents to boycott the country's traditional New Year celebrations, as activists and Buddhist monks defied security forces by staging small…
Imran Khan thanks supporters for protesting against ‘US-backed’ regime in Pakistan
Lahore, Apr 11 (PTI) Imran Khan has thanked his supporters for their participation in rallies held across Pakistan and abroad to protest against his ouster as prime minister and the…
Supporters of Imran Khan stage protest across Pakistan against his ouster
Islamabad, Apr 10 (PTI) Members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) took out rallies in several cities of Pakistan on Sunday to protest the ouster of former prime minister and party…
