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Sri Lankans won’t welcome ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa if he returns

Opposition political parties have said they will file corruption charges against Mr Rajapaksa if he is in Sri Lanka.

  • Published: July 28, 20227:39 am
  • Author Rohini Mohan
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka: Minister

Media Minister Bandula Gunawardena refuted claims that the former leader was hiding in Singapore and said that he would return.

  • Published: July 27, 20228:57 am
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Sri Lanka presidential committee critical of response to ‘protest movement’

Senior officials said the speed that the protest movement grew had made it quite impossible to de-escalate the threat by security measures alone.

  • Published: July 26, 20223:10 pm
  • Author Shamindra Ferdinando
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Sri Lanka asks China for help with trade, investment and tourism

For several months Sri Lanka had been in talks in China for a $4 billion aid package, consisting of a loan of $1 billion to repay a roughly equivalent amount of Chinese debt due…

  • Published: July 26, 20229:01 am
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Sri Lanka president’s office to reopen after crackdown

Widespread public anger over the island’s unprecedented economic crisis saw protesters storm and occupy the colonial-era building earlier this month.

  • Published: July 25, 20222:51 pm
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New Sri Lankan PM and cabinet sworn in

Political circles expect President Wickremesinghe and his government to negotiate enlisting opposition party members to broadbase the administration in coming days.

  • Published: July 25, 20229:07 am
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Will peace return to Sri Lanka?

Many protesters believe Ranil Wickremesinghe is not the president Sri Lanka needs at this juncture.

  • Published: July 22, 202211:28 am
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Sri Lanka’s Ranil Wickremesinghe voted in as next president

The six-time prime minister was the most unpopular candidate in the race, as protesters nationwide see him as a stand-in for Mr Rajapaksa.

  • Published: July 21, 20229:33 am
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Sri Lanka’s Ranil Wickremesinghe voted in as next president

Results show he polled 134 votes in a three-cornered contest, that gave him absolute majority.

  • Published: July 20, 20225:42 pm
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Sri Lanka’s ambassador urges ADB and World Bank to take bigger role in debt restructure

He also called for more assistance from partners after the debt-ridden country claimed bankruptcy and imposed a state of emergency.

  • Published: July 20, 20229:30 am
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