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Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: Fleeing Sri Lanka President Heads To Singapore
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on his way to Singapore on Thursday and was expected to stay there for the time being, a Sri Lankan government source told Reuters, after the president fled to the Maldives from his home country.
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Sri Lanka President Faces Protests In Maldives After Escaping Crisis-Hit Nation
Escaping Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced protests in the Maldives Wednesday with dozens of compatriots urging Maldives not to provide him safe heaven.
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BJP Slams Trinamool MLA Over Comments On PM Modi Amid Lanka Crisis
BJP slammed Trinamool Congress MLA Idris Ali for remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid Sri Lanka crisis, he said, "Whatever happened with the President of Sri Lanka, will happen with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here..."
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US Urges Sri Lanka To "Work Quickly" To Find Long-Term Solution To Crisis
Sri Lanka Crisis: The US urged Sri Lankan authorities to "work quickly" to find long term solution to the crisis in the country. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said urged the "Sri Lankan parliament to work for the betterment of the country."
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Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Resign On July 13
Sri Lanka Crisis: Thousands of protesters broke through police barricades in Colombo and stormed the president's official residence, the latest in the deeply escalating crisis in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Appointed To Helm Finance Ministry
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday given the additional responsibility of running the finance ministry as the island nation grapples with its worst-ever economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan Police Arrest 2 Ruling Party Lawmakers Over Mob Violence
Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged the country into days of unrest and left nine people dead last week, officials said Wednesday.
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Begins Fuel Rationing For Vehicles
Sri Lanka's state-owned petroleum corporation announced fuel rationing for vehicles from Friday, as a historic economic crisis roils the country
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Hikes Rates As Protests Intensify
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points Friday, in a bid to support the tumbling rupee as the country faces a dire economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka Protests A Turning Point For Ruling Rajapaksa Family
In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family's hold on power.
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Sri Lanka Default Seen Inevitable As Bond Losses Deepen
Sri Lankan bonds slumped after protests against soaring inflation and lengthy power cuts led to a cabinet reshuffle, adding to concern political turmoil will hamper the government's ability to repay its debts in the face of a deepening crisis.
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Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: Fleeing Sri Lanka President Heads To Singapore
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on his way to Singapore on Thursday and was expected to stay there for the time being, a Sri Lankan government source told Reuters, after the president fled to the Maldives from his home country.
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Sri Lanka President Faces Protests In Maldives After Escaping Crisis-Hit Nation
Escaping Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced protests in the Maldives Wednesday with dozens of compatriots urging Maldives not to provide him safe heaven.
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BJP Slams Trinamool MLA Over Comments On PM Modi Amid Lanka Crisis
BJP slammed Trinamool Congress MLA Idris Ali for remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid Sri Lanka crisis, he said, "Whatever happened with the President of Sri Lanka, will happen with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here..."
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US Urges Sri Lanka To "Work Quickly" To Find Long-Term Solution To Crisis
Sri Lanka Crisis: The US urged Sri Lankan authorities to "work quickly" to find long term solution to the crisis in the country. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said urged the "Sri Lankan parliament to work for the betterment of the country."
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Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Resign On July 13
Sri Lanka Crisis: Thousands of protesters broke through police barricades in Colombo and stormed the president's official residence, the latest in the deeply escalating crisis in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Appointed To Helm Finance Ministry
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday given the additional responsibility of running the finance ministry as the island nation grapples with its worst-ever economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan Police Arrest 2 Ruling Party Lawmakers Over Mob Violence
Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged the country into days of unrest and left nine people dead last week, officials said Wednesday.
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Begins Fuel Rationing For Vehicles
Sri Lanka's state-owned petroleum corporation announced fuel rationing for vehicles from Friday, as a historic economic crisis roils the country
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Hikes Rates As Protests Intensify
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points Friday, in a bid to support the tumbling rupee as the country faces a dire economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka Protests A Turning Point For Ruling Rajapaksa Family
In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family's hold on power.
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Sri Lanka Default Seen Inevitable As Bond Losses Deepen
Sri Lankan bonds slumped after protests against soaring inflation and lengthy power cuts led to a cabinet reshuffle, adding to concern political turmoil will hamper the government's ability to repay its debts in the face of a deepening crisis.
