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A man wears a headband with a slogan against interim Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe as he waves the Sri Lankan national flag near the Presidential secretariat in Colombo (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka ahead of July 20 presidential...

The government gazette dated July 17 imposing a state of emergency in the troubled nation was issued on Monday morning

18 July 2022 7:58 AM GMT

Sri Lankan protesters storm prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe s office, demanding he resign after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled amid economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Gotabaya...

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe has already said he was willing to resign and make way for an all-party government to take...

13 July 2022 7:21 AM GMT

Sri Lankan auto rickshaw drivers queue up to buy petrol near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

India open to additional $2 bln aid for Sri Lanka with eye on China:...

China has extended a $1.3 billion syndicated loan and a $1.5 billion-yuan denominated swap, while negotiations are...

14 April 2022 6:04 AM GMT

Sri Lankans demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden countrys worst economic crisis protest in the rain outside the presidents office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka announces default on all external debt

The finance ministry said creditors were free to capitalise any interest payments due to them from Tuesday afternoon

12 April 2022 7:16 AM GMT

Sri Lankans wait at a fuel station after spending hours to unsuccessfully buy kerosene oil in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Lankan fuel pumps may go dry by April end; India-'s credit line...

People have been protesting for weeks over lengthy power cuts and shortage of gas, food and other basic goods

8 April 2022 5:17 AM GMT

Sri Lankan government doctors sprotest against the government near the national hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

US cautions its citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka

US issued the warning pointing to the fuel and medicine shortages, as well as the COVID-19 and terror threats in the...

7 April 2022 5:55 AM GMT

Sri Lankans protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP)

Sri Lanka-'s Opposition rejects President-'s invitation to join unity...

The largest opposition political party rejected the president-'s proposal of a unity government and termed this spate of...

5 April 2022 2:14 AM GMT

Protestors hold banners and placards during a demonstration against the surge in prices and shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in Colombo on April 3, 2022. (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lanka-'s Cabinet of Ministers resigns, as country faces its worst...

Political experts said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the govt-'s alleged mishandling of...

4 April 2022 4:56 AM GMT

Sri Lankans participate in a protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, before the beginning of curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain anti-govt

Anonymous activists had called for mass protests on Sunday on social media before the order went into effect

3 April 2022 6:06 AM GMT

A Sri Lankan man shouts anti government slogans during a protest outside Sri Lankan presidents private residence on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 31, 2022. (AP /Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka declares public emergency amidst protests over economic...

The move came after a violent protest erupted outside the residence of Rajapaksa on Thursday as hundreds of...

2 April 2022 5:02 AM GMT