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By: Staff Writer. May 12, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka is facing mounting pressure to maintain its current reform momentum, as experts continue to warn that any deviation from the path could potentially derail the country’s progress and plunge it back into crisis.
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- Defence Chief Says Military, Police Will Respect Constitution
Thousands of anti-government protesters have stormed into Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office, hours after he was named as acting president. Men and women breached military defences and entered the premier’s office after police and troops failed to hold back crowds despite firing tear gas and water cannon. View photos here. 13 Ju...
A senior member of the governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party (SLPP) has called for an immediate resolution to the current crisis brewing in Colombo by proceeding to elect a new president and prime minister. “The longer it takes will worsen the ongoing unrest,” Dullas Alahapperuma posted on Twitter. Until recently, Alahapperuma was a minister ...
Acting President and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe’s government has announced a nationwide curfew until Thursday morning 5am (23:30GMT on Wednesday). Anybody on the streets during this time requires a special clearance from the police, the announcement said. However, so far it doesn’t seem to have deterred protesters gathered in several strategic l...
The Swiss government has advised travellers to avoid unnecessary trips to Sri Lanka amid the South Asian nation’s political turmoil. “Tourist and other non-urgent travel to Sri Lanka is discouraged (except for air transit via Colombo International Airport),” the Swiss foreign ministry posted on its website. “The political situation is confused and ...
Maldivians woke up on Wednesday to the news of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s surprise arrivalon a pre-dawn flight, sparking a fierce backlash as the Maldives government was accused of helping the disgraced leader escape justice. Rajapaksa fled to the neighbouring Indian Ocean archipelago hours before his promised resignation over Sri La...
The party leaders have decided to call for the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Lakshman Kiriella from opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Tamil National Alliance legislator MA Sumanthiran told media outlets. Reporting by Saroj Pathirana in Colombo. 13 Jul 2022 - 15:15 GMT
Sri Lanka’s acting President and Prime minister Wickremesinghe, has asked the speaker of parliament to nominate a new prime minister, his media division has said in a statement. “Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to nominate a prime minister who is acceptable to both the governmen...
Sri Lankan leader Rajapaksa was expected to head to Singapore after fleeing to the Maldives in the early hours of Wednesday, a government source in Sri Lanka told the Reuters news agency. The source, who declined to be identified, said Rajapaksa could send his resignation to the speaker of Sri Lankan parliament after landing in Singapore. 13 Jul 20...
The main opposition Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has opposed the granting of free passage to Rajapaksa. “We are betraying our friends in Sri Lanka by accepting Rajapaksa, a hated figure in that country,” a PPM leader told the AFP news agency. 13 Jul 2022 - 12:55 GMT
General Shavendra Silva, the country’s defence chief, has said that armed forces and police would respect the constitution. “We have requested political leaders to decide the way forward till a new president is sworn in and notify us and the public by this evening,” Silva said. The statement comes after Prime Minister Wickremesinghe called on secur...
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