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Sri Lanka gives emergency powers to military after violence leave 7 dead
May 10, 2022 08:38Sri Lanka has deployed thousands of troops and police to enforce a curfew after seven people were killed in the worst violence the country has seen in years in the wake of an economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka police teargas protesters in Colombo
May 08, 2022 04:11Sri Lankan police have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters who took to the streets in the capital in defiance of a state of emergency.
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Sri Lankan president faces May Day calls to step down over economic crisis
May 02, 2022 03:36Thousands of Sri Lankan opposition parties’ supporters have joined hands to express their opposition against the embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, demanding his resignation over an the unabated economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka says World Bank agrees to provide $600 million in financial aid
Apr 27, 2022 07:32The World Bank has agreed to provide Sri Lanka with $600 million in financial assistance to help meet payment requirements for essential imports, the Sri Lankan president’s media division said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka says World Bank agrees to provide $600 million in financial aid
Apr 27, 2022 04:58The World Bank has agreed to provide Sri Lanka with $600 million in financial assistance to help meet payment requirements for essential imports, the Sri Lankan president’s media division said in a statement on Tuesday.
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In Sri Lanka, students outside PM’s home want his resignation
Apr 25, 2022 03:57Thousands of Sri Lankan university students have surrounded the residence of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, demanding his resignation over his handling of the economic crisis.
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In largest protest over a month, Sri Lankans want president removed
Apr 10, 2022 03:35Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Sri Lanka have held the biggest protest since the outset of anti-government rallies last month, demanding resignation of beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over persisting economic woes and a political crisis.
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Sri Lanka’s president will not resign despite protests: Minister
Apr 06, 2022 03:31Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign despite widespread protests against his handling of the country's economy.
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Sri Lanka president reshuffles cabinet amid mounting protests
Apr 04, 2022 09:02Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has dismissed his brother as finance minister in a government shakeup amid growing protests triggered by an economic crisis in the country.
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Protesters in Sri Lanka defy curfew, police fire tear gas at students
Apr 04, 2022 08:48Protesters in the Sri Lanka's largest city Colombo held numerous small, peaceful demonstrations over a severe economic crisis on Sunday, defying a nationwide curfew, while police used tear gas to disperse student protesters in the central city of Kandy.