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Sri Lanka officially ended debt default, claims Finance Ministry

Sri Lanka officially ended debt default, claims Finance Ministry

Colombo: With the decision by the Hong Kong based Fitch Ratings to upgrade Sri Lanka's credit rating, the island nation...

21 Dec 2024 12:49 PM

Sri Lankas former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accorded a warm welcome as he returned to Colombo from Thailand amid tight security . (AP file photo)

Sri Lanka-'s ousted ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from...

Rajapaksa was festooned with flowers by a welcoming party of ministers and politicians as he disembarked at airport

3 Sept 2022 5:21 AM

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa (R) arrives at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok on August 11, 2022. (Tananchai KEAWSOWATTANA / THAI NEWS PIX / AFP)

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka on Aug 24: Report

Rajapaksa is currently staying at a hotel in Bangkok in the heart of Thailand-'s capital, where police have advised him...

18 Aug 2022 4:39 AM

Protestors burn an effigy of acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as they demand his resignation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Voting begins to elect Sri Lanka-'s new president in three-cornered...

A candidate has to cross the magical figure of 113 in the 225-member House to win the election

20 July 2022 5:07 AM

Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest outside the office of Sri Lankas prime minister in Colombo on July 13, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

DC Edit | Sri Lanka: Rajapaksas are history but chaos reigns

A way must be found out of the impasse that is only hurting as the nation is in a chaotic situation already

14 July 2022 6:18 PM

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa sings the national anthem of Sri Lanka during the countrys Independence Day celebration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP file image)

Sri Lanka-'s President Gotabaya leaves for Singapore from Maldives

Rajapaksa has departed from the Maldives on Saudi Airline flight SV 788 to Singapore, sources said

14 July 2022 8:04 AM

A man waves Sri Lankas national flag outside presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 13, 2022. - Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis, and on July 13, the countrys president flew out of the country days after a huge crowd of protesters stormed his residence. (Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa flees to Maldives amid public revolt...

As president, Rajapaksa enjoys immunity from arrest, and he is believed to have wanted to go abroad before stepping down

13 July 2022 6:03 AM

Anti government protesters swim in a swimmingpool of the Sri lankan presidents official residence after storming into it in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP)

K.C. Singh | Bad policies and ill luck cause Sri Lankan crisis

The installation of Ranil Wickremesinghe as PM also had temporary impact as a quick solution to a complex scenario was...

13 July 2022 1:29 AM

Firefighters try to douse a fire at the Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghes private residence, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, July, 9, 2022. (AP Photo)

Lanka PM-'s home set on fire, Prez flees

Chaos as protesters take to streets

9 July 2022 7:04 PM

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

People clash with riot police as they demonstrate outside Sri Lankas president home demanding his resignation amid an unprecedented economic crisis in Colombo, on March 31, 2022. (AFP)

Sri Lanka lifts curfew imposed after violent protests outside...

A total of 45 persons who engaged in yesterday-'s protest near the President-'s residence in Mirihana have been arrested

1 April 2022 4:50 AM