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Sri Lanka's Local Body Elections Delayed Due To Lack Of Funds: Poll Body
Sri Lanka's election body on Tuesday said the local body polls scheduled to be held on April 25 have now been postponed indefinitely due to an acute shortage of funds.
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Sri Lanka's Ousted President Expected To Fly To Thailand: Report
Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.
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Sri Lanka's Economic Journey To Crisis, From Promise To Dystopia: 10 Facts
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has become political, with protesters taking to the streets against the political class. However, the genesis of the present crisis lies in rampant economic mismanagement since the 2000s.
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In Sri Lanka's Giant Economic Mess, The Big China Link
Months of lengthy blackouts and acute shortages of food, fuel and medicines in Sri Lanka have infuriated the public, with huge protests demanding the government's resignation turning violent this week.
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Turning Point In Lanka Crisis: A Mahinda Rajapaksa Move That Backfired
On Monday morning, hundreds of supporters gathered at the prime minister's official residence in Sri Lanka's commercial capital of Colombo where they urged Mahinda Rajapaksa not to resign.
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"Tired Of Broken Promises" Crisis-Hit Lankan Workers Are On The Streets
Many schools in Colombo were shut and several train stations deserted on Thursday as teachers and train drivers joined mass walkouts demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's government quit over Sri Lanka's worst financial crisis in decades.
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Sri Lanka's Local Body Elections Delayed Due To Lack Of Funds: Poll Body
Sri Lanka's election body on Tuesday said the local body polls scheduled to be held on April 25 have now been postponed indefinitely due to an acute shortage of funds.
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Sri Lanka's Ousted President Expected To Fly To Thailand: Report
Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.
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Sri Lanka's Economic Journey To Crisis, From Promise To Dystopia: 10 Facts
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has become political, with protesters taking to the streets against the political class. However, the genesis of the present crisis lies in rampant economic mismanagement since the 2000s.
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In Sri Lanka's Giant Economic Mess, The Big China Link
Months of lengthy blackouts and acute shortages of food, fuel and medicines in Sri Lanka have infuriated the public, with huge protests demanding the government's resignation turning violent this week.
-
Turning Point In Lanka Crisis: A Mahinda Rajapaksa Move That Backfired
On Monday morning, hundreds of supporters gathered at the prime minister's official residence in Sri Lanka's commercial capital of Colombo where they urged Mahinda Rajapaksa not to resign.
-
"Tired Of Broken Promises" Crisis-Hit Lankan Workers Are On The Streets
Many schools in Colombo were shut and several train stations deserted on Thursday as teachers and train drivers joined mass walkouts demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's government quit over Sri Lanka's worst financial crisis in decades.
