Breaking News:

Gold Nears 10-Week Peak as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data Trump Says Plane He Secretly Switched to in Turkey Was at Greater Risk UN: West Bank at a “Critical Point” as Violence and Displacement Escalate Normal Summer Weather Expected Through Saturday Trump Acknowledges Decline in Pro-Israel Lobby's Influence in Washington Electronic Financial Transfer Service Launched for Inmates in Correction and Rehabilitation Centers Russia: 396 Ukrainian Drones Intercepted and Destroyed in 12 Hours Trump: US Controls Large Amount of Iranian Funds and Assets Araqchi: Iran Emerged Victorious from War with US and Israel Safadi Meets US Congressional Delegation to Discuss Strategic Ties and Regional Developments

August 12 2026 10:31 AM

Newsletter

#Gotabaya Rajapaksa

234226

Sri Lanka to end state of emergency — president

Aug 17,2022 | Asia

222901

Sri Lanka president’s office to reopen after crackdown

Jul 25,2022 | Asia

2. Sri Lanka

What next for bankrupt Sri Lanka under a new leader?

Jul 21,2022 | Asia

3. Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days

Jul 18,2022 | Asia

Protestors demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa swim in a pool inside the compound of Sri Lanka's Presidential Palace in Colombo on July 9, 2022. Sri Lanka's beleaguer

Pool party to celebrate storming of Sri Lanka's presidential palace

Jul 09,2022 | Asia

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka PM summons urgent cabinet meeting after president flees

Jul 09,2022 | Asia

4. Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka farmers call for president’s resignation

Jul 07,2022 | Asia

Activists of Sri Lanka's main opposition, take part in a demonstration to denounce the shortage of cooking gas, kerosene oil and a few other commodities as the country faces a major economic crisis in

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's inflation jumps beyond 50%

Jul 01,2022 | Asia

In this handout photograph taken and released by Sri Lanka's President's Office on May 25, 2022, Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (R) swears-in Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (L) as the n

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka appoints PM to helm finance ministry

May 26,2022 | Asia

1. Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka PM quits as violence kills 5, injures 180

May 10,2022 | Asia

3. Sri Lanka

IMF asks Sri Lanka to restructure debt before bailout

Apr 20,2022 | Asia

000_32836DN

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka nearly out of medicine, doctors warn

Apr 11,2022 | Asia

3. Srilanka

Sri Lanka’s embattled leader faces biggest street protest

Apr 10,2022 | Asia

3. Pakistan

Sri Lanka president loses parliament majority as protests mount

Apr 06,2022 | All

3. Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka opposition rejects unity gov’t offer, demands president resign

Apr 05,2022 | Asia

2. Sri Lanka

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declares 36-hour nationwide lockdown

Apr 03,2022 | Asia