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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.
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 .
Protests and food riots have occurred in more severely affected countries such as Iran, [1] Sri Lanka, [2] Sudan, [3] and Iraq. [32] There have also been riots and other forms of unrest due to food prices rising in Albania , [ 15 ] Kenya , [ 16 ] Indonesia , [ 33 ] Peru , [ 17 ] Ecuador , [ 34 ] Panama , [ 35 ] Argentina , [ 36 ] Tunisia , and ...
This is the second farmers’ protest against changes to inheritance tax announced in the Budget. Just one Labour MP has so far broken ranks and declared he would rebel against the his party’s plan.
Sri Lanka, which has $51 billion of external credit, has asked some creditors to restructure its debt and also approached China, Japan, and the Asian Development Bank among others for help.
Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 11 December, as protesting farmers descend upon Westminster. Hundreds are expected to bring their tractors to the ...
The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
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 ...