Sri Lanka
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…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka announces debt default
Colombo, Apr 12 (PTI) Faced with critically low forex reserves, Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced that the crisis-stricken country will default on its external debt pending a bailout package from…
Sri Lanka’s surprise finance minister has a mountain to climb
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - When former justice minister Ali Sabry visited Sri Lanka's president last Monday, it was for talks amid an economic crisis that…
Sri Lanka opposition says it will move no-confidence motion if crisis unaddressed
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The head of Sri Lanka's main opposition party said on Friday it would move a no-confidence motion in parliament against the government if it does not…
Sri Lanka’s president will not resign despite protests, says minister
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign despite widespread protests against his handling of the country's economic crisis, a minister told parliament on Wednesday. "May I…
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revokes state of emergency
Colombo, Apr 5 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa late Tuesday night revoked the state of emergency he had declared on April 1 with immediate effect. In a gazette notification…
Sri Lanka : The Starving Lion
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in last 75 years. The situation has deteriorated so much that there are frequent and prolonged power cuts, acute shortage of fuel…
By JK Tripathi
Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority amid growing protests
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ruling coalition lost its majority in parliament on Tuesday after at least 41 lawmakers walked out of the alliance amid growing unrest…
Sri Lankan central bank governor resigns
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Sri Lankan central bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said on Monday he submitted his resignation in the context of all cabinet ministers resigning. Cabraal announced his resignation…
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers resign with immediate effect, as country faces its worst economic crisis of all time
Colombo, Apr 3 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers resigned with immediate effect late on Sunday night, as the country experiences its worst economic crisis of all time. Speaking to…
Lanka economic crisis: Ruling coalition party urges Prez Gotabaya to form all-party govt
Colombo, Apr 2 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s former president Maithripala Sirisena’s Freedom Party has called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to form an all-party government to tide over the worst economic crisis…
Sri Lanka declares emergency after violent protests over economic crisis
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a nationwide public emergency late on Friday following violent protests over the country's worst economic crisis in decades. Rajapaksa…
