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America
Sri Lanka President’s vandalized office featured in TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2022
NEW YORK CITY: On July 9, 2022, protesters stormed the President’s House in Colombo, leaving a powerful mark on Sri…
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Aragalaya
It was an international conspiracy to oust me from the Presidency, alleges former President Gotabaya in a tell-all book
COLOMBO: With just months away from elections in Sri Lanka, former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has claimed that he was ousted…
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Asia
President vows to take unpopular measures to support recovery of Sri Lanka’s economy
COLOMBO: President Ranil Wickremesinghe delivering the Policy Statement, also known as the Throne Speech shortly after ceremonially inaugurating the 4th…
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Spotlight
Sri Lanka is calm again. That doesn’t mean things are any better.
COLOMBO: On the surface, calm has returned to Sri Lanka since the South Asian nation plunged into political chaos and…
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Commentary Box
On Sri Lanka’s 75th birthday, the future looks bleak
© Financial Times By Zeinab Badawi Sri Lanka is marking the 75th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain this…
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Asia
Why Sri Lanka’s suffering may not end soon
© Bloomberg By Andy Mukherjee In May, Sri Lanka defaulted on its overseas debt. Amid political upheaval and human suffering, the Indian Ocean island is still awaiting…
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Features
Sri Lanka’s cost-of-living crunch threatens to sink millions already facing hard choices
RAMBODA: Long before the country’s first-ever international debt default in May 2022 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which added to…
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Asia
Sri Lanka: the Indian Ocean paradise that’s free of tourists
It’s peaceful, it’s gorgeous — and it’s empty. The country is open to Brits again, and now is the best…
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Asia
South Asia’s tallest tower opens its doors to tourists
COLOMBO:A 350-meter tall China-funded tower shaped like a gigantic long-stemmed lotus will be the main attraction for Sri Lanka to…
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Asia
Sri Lanka on brink of food crisis after economic meltdown
COLOMBO: A food crisis in Sri Lanka looms as the island nation faces its worst economic disaster in decades., according…
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