Jul 11 Watch 2:24 Sri Lankan protesters occupy presidential palace By Lizz Bolaji and Peter Smith, Independent Television News The political chaos in Sri Lanka took a new turn Monday. Officials on the Indian Ocean island nation said parliament will vote on a new president next week. That's after mass protests in the capital forced the president and prime… Continue watching
Jul 11 Opposition talks continue amid Sri Lanka’s political chaos By Krishan Francis, Associated Press A political vacuum continues in Sri Lanka with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters angry over the country's deep economic woes. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: Sri Lanka opposition leaders try to form new government amid political upheaval In our news wrap Sunday, Sri Lanka opposition leaders met to form a new government after the country's president and prime minister prepare to step down amid widespread protests, Japanese voters hand Shinzo Abe's political party a major victory, Russian… Continue watching
Jul 10 Sri Lanka opposition meets to install new government amid political tumult By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Protesters remained in President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s home, his seaside office and the prime minister’s residence, saying they will stay until they officially resign. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Sri Lanka’s president, prime minister agree to resign amid political turmoil In our news wrap Saturday, Sri Lanka's president and prime minister will resign after widespread protests in Colombo over the country's economic collapse, investigators in Japan say the man suspected of killing Shinzo Abe believed the former prime minister was… Continue watching
Jul 09 Sri Lanka’s president to resign amid economic turmoil, official says By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a televised statement that he informed Rajapaksa that parliamentary leaders had met and decided to request he leave office, and the president agreed. Continue reading
Jul 08 Sri Lankan police impose curfew ahead of planned protest By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press Police have imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka's capital and surrounding areas a day before a planned protest demanding the country's president and prime minister resign over an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential supplies. Continue reading
Jun 29 Sri Lanka faces humanitarian crisis and is dependent on aid By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Sri Lanka’s economy, which a few years ago enjoyed strong growth that provided jobs and financial security, is now in a state of collapse, dependent on aid from India and other countries as its leaders desperately try to negotiate a… Continue reading
Jun 26 U.S. officials arrive in Sri Lanka to address unprecedented economic crisis By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Associated Press The U.S. over the past two weeks has announced millions of dollars in assistance to Sri Lanka, which has been surviving on $4 billion in credit lines from neighboring India. It also has received pledges of $300 million to $600… Continue reading
Jun 22 Sri Lanka prime minister says economy ‘has completely collapsed’ By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lanka's prime minister says its debt-laden economy has "collapsed" after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity. Continue reading