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Sri Lanka reimposes curfew in Western Province, no signs of Rajapaksa's resignationSri Lankan authorities on Thursday reimposed curfew in the Western Province as confusion sparked over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resign...- Sri Lankan PM announces resignation as country witnesses worsening economic crisisTaking to Twitter, Wickremesinghe said, "To ensure the continuation of the Government including the safety of all citizens I accept the bes...
- Curfew lifted for Buddhist festival in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, new PM picks cabinetMore than a month of predominantly peaceful anti-government protests turned violent at the beginning of last week when supporters of the fo...
- Sri Lanka eases curfew as new Prime Minister seeks to form cabinetMore than a month of predominantly peaceful protests against the government turned violent this week after supporters of former Prime Minis...
- Lawyer moves court for arrest of ex-Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa for attack on protestersAccording to Daily Mirror, a personal complaint has been lodged before the Colombo Magistrate's Court by a lawyer requesting to direct the ...
- Troops move to quell unrest after deadly Sri Lanka clashesWeeks of overwhelmingly peaceful demonstrations against Sri Lanka's crippling economic crisis boiled over on Monday, with at least nine peo...
- Events in Sri Lanka should be wake up call for India: Mehbooba MuftiMahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Sri Lanka's prime minister on Monday amid unprecedented economic turmoil in the country, hours after his supp...
- Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew; deploys army in ColomboThe violence occurred following reports that Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer to stand down as Prime Minister, as pressure mounted on the embatt...
- India keeps a close watch as Rajapaksa pushes for national unity government in LankaEarlier, Sri Lanka’s education minister Dinesh Gunawardena said the country’s cabinet, except for President Gotabaya and PM Mahinda Rajapak...
- Sri Lanka restores social media platforms after 15 hoursThe services of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TokTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger were restored af...
- Sri Lanka protesters defy curfew after social media shutdownPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa imposed a state of emergency on Friday, the day after a crowd attempted to storm his home in the capital Colom...
- Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after imposing emergency, curfewThe move is aimed at preventing masses from gathering in Colombo to protest the government's failure to provide relief to the public suffer...
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain protestsThe South Asian nation is facing severe shortages of food, fuel and other essentials, along with sharp price rises and crippling power cuts...
- Sri Lankan President blames unidentified 'extremist' group for violent protest in ColomboSri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office blamed an unidentified 'extremist' group for creating the violent situation during the pr...
- Sri Lankan police arrest 45 people; briefly impose curfew after protests outside President's residenceAccording to the police, in the protest several, including five policemen, were injured while vehicles were set on fire as a spontaneous ex...
- Sri Lanka lifts curfew imposed after violent protests outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residenceThe curfew was imposed within the Colombo North, South, Colombo Central, Nugegoda, Mount Lavinia and Kelaniya Police Divisions last night.
- Sri Lanka imposes curfew after protests over economic crisis turn violentHundreds of protesters gathered near President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's private residence in a Colombo suburb late on Thursday and were broken ...
- India sends 150 tonnes of oxygen to Sri Lanka to help it tackle coronavirus surgeSri Lanka on Friday extended its nationwide lockdown till September 13 amidst a surge in the number of COVID-19 deaths and mounting pressur...
- Sri Lanka orders curfew after blastsThe curfew will begin on Sunday night at 6:00 pm (local time) and run until 6:00 am (local time), the defence ministry said.
- Sri Lanka declares emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clash but India's T20 tri-series to go onTension has been growing between Muslims and Buddhists in Sri Lanka for a year, with hardline Buddhists accusing Muslims of forced conversi...
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