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The 2022 Sri Lankan protests, commonly known as Aragalaya ( Sinhala: අරගලය, lit. 'The Struggle'), were a series of mass protests that began in March 2022 against the government of Sri Lanka. The government was heavily criticized for mismanaging the Sri Lankan economy, which led to a subsequent economic crisis involving severe ...
The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it.
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 ...
June 3, 2024 at 1:23 AM. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people ...
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe received backing from 92 lawmakers in the parliament on Tuesday, his media office said, giving momentum to his reelection bid in a vote in September. A ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe failed on Monday to secure the backing of the biggest political party in parliament for his re-election bid, posing a major challenge ...
Presidential elections will be held in Sri Lanka on 21 September 2024. [ 1][ 2] Voters will elect a president for a 5-year term. Incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe is running for re-election as an independent candidate. [ 3][ 4][ 5] This would make him the first incumbent president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Thirty-nine candidates for Sri Lanka's presidential election submitted nominations on Thursday as the Indian Ocean island nation prepares for a Sept. 21 vote key to charting ...