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PTI February 24, 2023 6:01 PM IST
The EC will now seek the Speaker of Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena's intervention to secure requisite funds from the Treasury to conduct the polls.
Associated Press November 15, 2022 8:57 AM IST
Sri Lanka economic crisis: Presenting the annual budget in Parliament, President Ranil Wickremesinghe put the country's plight down to the reduction of government revenue and stressed the need to increase it.
India.com News Desk July 30, 2022 2:46 PM IST
Sri Lanka is facing an acute shortage of fuel, food and foreign exchange and is going through the worst economic crisis since independence. The people of this island nation are expecting the IMF to give it a bailout package.
PTI July 29, 2022 11:44 PM IST
Amid deep economic crisis with shortages of fuel and other essentials, World Bank denied new financing to Sri Lanka.
India.com News Desk July 20, 2022 1:05 PM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as the new Sri Lankan President.
India.com News Desk July 17, 2022 4:21 PM IST
Sri Lanka was hit by a series of economic headwinds in early 2020, including the coronavirus pandemic. The county closed its borders to tourists for nearly a year and a half when the pandemic hit, which devastated the tourism industry and deprived the nation of much-needed revenue.
India.com News Desk July 16, 2022 8:47 PM IST
As the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka deepens further, supermarkets in the capital city of Colombo are rapidly running out of food and other essential commodities, causing concern and unrest among citizens.
India.com News Desk July 14, 2022 6:37 PM IST
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's president landed in Singapore on a private visit, neither asked for asylum nor been granted asylum in the city state, says Singapore Foreign Ministry.
India.com News Desk July 14, 2022 3:54 AM IST
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is now Acting President, has declared a state of emergency earlier in the day.
India.com News Desk July 13, 2022 8:24 PM IST
Sri Lanka Crisis: Protesters stormed Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's residence on Wednesday as police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared in Sri Lanka. Stay tuned to India.com for live updates related to crisis in Sri Lanka.
India.com News Desk July 12, 2022 3:53 PM IST
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Latest Update: Last week, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had announced to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a peaceful transition of power in the country.
India.com News Desk July 10, 2022 12:44 PM IST
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled from his residence, has gone incognito and his whereabouts were not known amid massive protests across the country.
India.com News Desk July 9, 2022 7:37 PM IST
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reportedly fled after protesters surrounded his residence on Saturday.
India.com News Desk July 9, 2022 10:48 PM IST
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made his stance clear for the first time amid massive public pressure to step down and said he would respect any decision taken at the party leaders' meeting.
India.com News Desk July 9, 2022 9:15 PM IST
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Latest Update: The Lanka Police, however, tried to fire tear gas on the crowd to stop them from marching towards Wickeremesinghe's private residence.
India.com News Desk July 9, 2022 8:37 PM IST
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Latest Update: The Prime Minister's Media Division said that Wickremesinghe will resign after an all-party government is established and the majority is secured in Parliament.
Tahir Qureshi July 9, 2022 6:52 PM IST
Earlier on Saturday, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he was willing to resign to make way for a new unity government after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence when it was mobbed by protesters.
India.com News Desk July 9, 2022 6:33 PM IST
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: Reports suggest that President Rajapaksa's current whereabouts are unknown after he was moved out of his residence on Friday ahead of Saturday's protests.
Tahir Qureshi July 9, 2022 6:26 PM IST
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reportedly fled after protesters stormed into his residence on Saturday.
Associated Press July 9, 2022 12:36 PM IST
Police in Sri Lanka's Colombo fired tear gas at protesters demanding resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government over the ongoing economic crisis in the country.
India.com News Desk July 8, 2022 7:39 AM IST
This is the 10th death reported due to standing in long queues for procuring fuel amidst rampant shortages due to the Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis since Independence.
Trending Desk June 29, 2022 9:03 PM IST
With the bus so packed and people unable and due to the extreme fuel shortage, people who couldn't fit into the bus were seen hanging from the door and windows while several people were sitting inside a small luggage unit in the back of the bus with its door open.
India.com News Desk June 27, 2022 9:56 PM IST
Notably, Sri Lanka, a nation of 22 million people, has run out of fuel for the first time in history.
India.com News Desk June 24, 2022 12:20 AM IST
The death toll in queues now stands at 10 and all the victims have been men aged between 43 and 84 years.
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