Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s economy on brink of collapse as troops quell unrest
The Central Bank governor said it was critical that a new administration take charge by Friday or the country would suffer a catastrophe
Sri Lanka’s religious leaders condemn attack on anti-government protesters
Among those injured in the violent dispersals of the demonstrations were Catholic and Anglican Church leaders
Sri Lanka PM quits as violence kills 3, injures 150
Sri Lanka has suffered months of blackouts and dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines in its worst economic crisis since independence
Pope Francis urges Sri Lanka to shed light on 2019 Easter...
The pope made the appeal in an address to Italy’s Sri Lankan community marking the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks
Fresh protests rock Sri Lanka after police killing
Regular blackouts, acute shortages of food and fuel and record inflation have sparked increasing public discontent in the country
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis exposes gaps in renewable energy push
Fuel shortages are forcing some people to use firewood, raising fears about the nation’s forests and its plans to switch to renewables
1 killed, 24 others wounded as Sri Lankan police fire at...
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo condemned as “unacceptable and an immoral response” reports that goons have been used to quell protests
Stranded Ukrainians find comfort in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Dozens of tourist-oriented businesses are advertising offers or assistance for stranded Ukrainians
Religious groups join protests in Sri Lanka over economic crisis
"A government that cannot provide food, fuel, gas, and electricity that people need cannot remain in power,” said a Christian group
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declares 36-hour nationwide lockdown
The ire of a mob in the near-bankrupt country was directed on Saturday at a woman identified as a soothsayer