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Sri Lanka calm but protesters refuse to leave presidential compound
Jul 10, 2022 09:14Sri Lankan protesters remain in the compound housing the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa which they stormed Saturday, saying they will stay until he officially resigns.
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Sri Lanka opposition plans to install new government
Jul 10, 2022 04:24Calm has returned to the streets of Sri Lanka's capital, a day after the president and prime minister offered to resign in the country’s most chaotic day.
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Sri Lanka protesters storm president’s residence in Colombo
Jul 09, 2022 07:04Sri Lankan protesters have stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence and taken over his administrative offices amid the country's worst economic crisis since independence.
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Thousands of Sri Lankans ditch cars, turn to bicycles as fuel crisis worsens in cash-strapped country
Jul 06, 2022 09:53Throwing a backpack over his shoulders and a helmet over his head, Thusitha Kahaduwa hops onto his bicycle to pedal off to work through the chaotic streets of Colombo.
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Sri Lanka shuts schools, urges work from home, amid fuel shortage
Jun 27, 2022 09:05Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queuing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades, while schools shut in Colombo and public employees were asked to work from home.
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Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike
Jun 09, 2022 08:20Swathes of Sri Lanka have been hit by electricity cuts after a power sector union went on strike in protest against new government legislation, potentially leading to power blackouts as the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades.
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Sri Lanka unrest: Police tear gas students in fresh clashes
May 30, 2022 03:42Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of students trying to storm the Sri Lankan president's home Sunday as the government offered an olive branch to demonstrators demanding his resignation.
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka names new PM after predecessor's resignation amid unrest
May 13, 2022 04:03Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa swore in a new prime minister to replace his brother, who resigned following a series of violent confrontations between his supporters, and anti-government protesters.
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Sri Lankan president says 'will appoint new PM, cabinet' as crisis deepens
May 11, 2022 12:18Sri Lanka’s embattled president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in an address to the nation on Wednesday said he will appoint a new premier and a cabinet this week amid the current state of emergency.
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Sri Lanka protesters call for new government as country plunges further into chaos
May 11, 2022 03:47Protesters and a key trade group in Sri Lanka called for a new government to take control of the crisis-hit country on Tuesday while the president asked for calm following clashes that claimed eight lives and prompted his brother to quit as prime minister.