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People take part in a protest march organized by the National Peoples’ Power (NPP) party against the government, in Colombo on August 20, 2022. / Photo: AFP
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12 October 2023
Bankrupt Sri Lanka gets China agreement on debt restructure
Government supporters and police clash outside the President's office in Colombo on May 9, 2022. Photo: AFP
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10 May 2022
Sri Lanka PM quits as violence kills 5, injures...
Violence raged across Sri Lanka late into the night on Monday, with five people dead and...
A deserted road during the island wide hartal at the capital Colombo, Sri Lanka, 06 May 2022. Photo: EPA
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08 May 2022
Diplomats urge Sri Lanka to reconsider state of...
US and European diplomats Saturday urged Sri Lanka's beleaguered president to repeal a...
Motorists queue up to buy fuel at a Ceylon Petroleum Corporation fuel station in Colombo. Photo: AFP
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03 May 2022
Tanker strike worsens fuel woes in crisis-hit Sri...
A strike by owners of fuel tankers over the weekend renewed Sri Lanka's long queues for...
Protestors participate in an ongoing anti-government demonstration outside the President's office in Colombo on April 28, 2022, following a one-day general strike called by trade unions in support of calls for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign over the worsening economic crisis. Photo: AFP
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29 April 2022
Strike cripples Sri Lanka as president faces new...
Millions of workers staged a crippling strike in Sri Lanka on Thursday, adding to...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has come under increasing pressure to fire members of his powerful family, including elder brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Photo: AFP
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24 April 2022
Loyalists turn on Sri Lanka PM as protest...
Sri Lanka's beleaguered prime minister came under increased pressure to step down on...
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13 April 2022
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka defaults on foreign debt
Sri Lanka announced a default on its $51 billion foreign debt Tuesday as the island...
Protestors take part in a demonstration against the economic crisis at the entrance of the president's office in Colombo on April 11, 2022. Photo: AFP
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13 April 2022
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka defaults on foreign debt
Sri Lanka announced a default on its $51 billion foreign debt Tuesday as the island...
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08 April 2022
US arrests 'yakuza chief' who sought...
US authorities said Thursday that they had arrested a Japanese yakuza organized crime...
(File) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addresses the parliament during ceremonial inauguration of the first session of the 9th parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 20 August 2020. Photo: EPA
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06 April 2022
Sri Lanka president loses parliament majority as...
Sri Lanka's president lost his parliamentary majority Tuesday as former allies urged his...
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02 April 2022
BIMSTEC invitation for Myanmar junta
The Myanmar junta’s foreign minister, Wunna Maung Lwin, attended the fifth Bay of Bengal...
In this file photo, a man reads a local newspaper covering the results of Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections in Colombo on August 7, 2020. Photo: AFP
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27 March 2022
Sri Lanka papers run out of newsprint as crisis...
Two major Sri Lanka newspapers are suspending their print editions because of a lack of...
Beijing is considering a request for another $2.5-billion loan package from crisis-hit Sri Lanka, China's ambassador said on March 21 as a fourth person died in queues outside fuel stations. Photo AFP
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22 March 2022
Sri Lanka seeks more Chinese aid as economic...
Beijing is considering a request for another $2.5 billion loan package from crisis-hit...

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