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World Published 03 Sep, 2022 03:53pm

Ousted Sri Lankan leader faces arrest calls after return

Rajapaksa was driven in a security convoy to a new official residence in Colombo

World Published 02 Sep, 2022 11:34am

Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed president to return home

'He [Gotabaya Rajapaksa] has been living in a Thai hotel as a virtual prisoner and was keen to return,' says defence official

Business & Economy Published 01 Sep, 2022 11:47am

IMF agrees to $2.9b bailout for bankrupt Sri Lanka

22m people are in the grip of worst economic crisis after running out of dollars

World Published 01 Aug, 2022 11:43am

Sri Lanka President says it’s not right time for Rajapaksa to return after fleeing country, WSJ reports

Sri Lanka will have to secure upwards of $3 billion

World Published 27 Jul, 2022 01:26pm

Singapore extends stay of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is able to stay in Singapore until August 11.

World Published 17 Jul, 2022 03:00pm

Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days

Former president blamed for Sri Lanka’s financial turmoil

World Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:58pm

Sri Lanka’s ousted president says he ‘took all possible steps’ to prevent crisis

Rajapaksa says financial crisis rooted in years of economic mismanagement that pre-dated his presidency

World Published 15 Jul, 2022 01:37pm

Gotabaya Rajapaksa resignation accepted, PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as acting president

Parliament will meet on Wednesday to elect an MP to succeed Rajapaksa for the rest of his term

World Published 13 Jul, 2022 09:50am

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives amid protests, Rajapaksa dominance ends

Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane, says air force

World Published 11 Jul, 2022 09:56pm

Sri Lanka to get new president next week amid political, economic meltdown

Protesters stormed the residences of the current president and prime minister

World Published 11 Jul, 2022 06:14pm

Explainer: How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis

Economic mismanagement by successive govts has weakened Sri Lanka's public finances

World Updated 10 Jul, 2022 02:41pm

Awe and anger in Sri Lanka’s ransacked presidential palace

Rajapaksa plans to resign on Wednesday, says the parliament speaker

World Published 08 May, 2022 02:34pm

Crowds jeer Sri Lankan prime minister on rare outing

Dozens of citizens carry placards, chant slogans demanding "thieves" be banned from sacred city of Anuradhapura

World Published 20 Apr, 2022 12:58pm

Sri Lanka town under curfew, foreign concern over killing

In the first fatal clash an anti-govt protester was killed since demonstrations break out this month

World Published 13 Apr, 2022 10:41am

A small tent camp in Sri Lankan city becomes focus of national protests

On a handwritten board next to the tents stands the sign: 'Gota-Go Village'

World Published 06 Apr, 2022 10:24am

Sri Lankan president loses parliamentary majority as protests mount

Rajapaksa’s once-powerful ruling coalition in turmoil after defections; govt warns of retaliation if rallies turn violent

World Published 04 Apr, 2022 10:30am

Troubled Sri Lanka set for new cabinet, protests

Twenty-six ministers in the cabinet have submitted letters of resignation at a late-night meeting

World Published 03 Apr, 2022 11:52am

Sri Lanka imposes curfew amid protests over price hike

President says state of emergency needed to protect public order, maintain essential supplies and services

World Published 02 Apr, 2022 10:26am

Sri Lanka declares emergency after violent protests over economic crisis

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says the decision was taken in the interests of 'public security'