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In 2022, as protests began growing in Sri Lanka, Jaliya Wickramasuriya, former Sri Lankan ambassador to the United States and Mexico, and a cousin of the Rajapaksa brothers, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for defrauding $332,027 from the Sri Lankan government during the purchase of a new embassy building in 2013.
On the NFU battle bus as farmers take their fight over Labour’s tax raid to MPs. Farming body estimates 70,000 farms to be affected. Tuesday 19 November 2024 23:27, Athena Stavrou. The Country ...
The 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis was a political crisis in Sri Lanka due to the power struggle between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka. It was fueled by the anti-government protests and demonstrations by the public due to the economic crisis in the country .
Reuters used Watchdog's data to map the protests taking place across the country, [1] [4] and the Daily Mirror newspaper used its data to counter then-Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's claims [5] that the unrest was reflective of a minority opinion.
Defra’s response to latest protest today. Wednesday 11 December 2024 09:40, Alex Ross. The protest comes as the Government publishes a report on Wednesday analysing the state of UK food security.
Sri Lanka's police used Tuesday tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its worst economic crisis while gearing up for a national election later ...
Sri Lanka issued its first international sovereign bond in 2007, with high interest rates to incentivise investors. According to commentators, the money was used to fund vanity projects rather than projects of national utility. [40] Sri Lanka's foreign debt increased substantially, going from US$11.3 billion in 2005 to $56.3 billion in 2020. [41]
Under Stalin's leadership, the Ceylon Teachers’ Union played a significant role in the 2022 Sri Lankan protests, including the organisation of a general strike in early May 2022. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] On 25 July 2022, the Magistrate's Court Colombo imposed a travel ban on Stalin over his role in the protests. [ 16 ]