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Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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Under Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka is Going Fast – In Reverse
Sri Lanka is still reeling from an economic crisis largely caused by misgovernance and lack of accountability. Public protests in 2022 forced the…
Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to…
Continuity with change in Sri Lanka’s presidential election
Sri Lanka’s presidential election is scheduled for 21 September. Ranil Wickremesinghe, whom parliament elected president when Gotabaya Rajapaksa…
Sri Lankan Leftist Candidate Dissanayake Claims Presidential Election
Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa go forward after no candidates gained 50% in first round. The Sri…
Bankrupt Sri Lanka To Seek Debt Moratorium Until 2028
Sri Lanka’s president said Wednesday he was seeking a moratorium on foreign debt repayments until 2028, following a…
Sri Lanka hopes to clinch debt repayment moratorium: President Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka hopes to avoid repaying debt till December 2027 after the completion of the ongoing restructuring process…
Foreign power didn’t want me to quit: SL ex-president hints at India’s role
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ousted as the president of Sri Lanka in a popular public uprising in 2022, on Thursday…
President Wickremesinghe Delivers IMF Deal for Sri Lanka
Copenhagen (13/11 – 37.5) When Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as Sri Lanka’s president in July after a popular…
Sri Lanka Court Found Ex-President Contributed to Economic Crisis
London (15/11 – 67) Colombo Supreme Court rules that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, former Prime…
Sri Lanka’s Devastating Economic Crisis Continues
Brussels (16/11 – 83) Sri Lanka is still dealing with the aftermath of its most devastating economic crisis since independence, a government without…