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Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa flees to Maldives amid public revolt against his govt

By Odisha News Online Jul 13, 2022 356

Colombo, July 13: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday fled to the Maldives on a military jet, hours before he was supposed to step down in the face of a public revolt against him and his family for mishandling the economy that has bankrupted the country. The 73-year-old leader left the country along […]Continue Reading

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Lanka PM’s home set on fire, Prez flees

By Odisha News Online Jul 10, 2022 299

Colombo,JULY 10: A group of protesters on Saturday entered the private residence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and set it on fire amid a massive public protest in the country over the unprecedented economic crisis. The incident came hours after Wickremesinghe offered to resign to make way for an all-party government, as protests […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka announces default on all external debt

By Odisha News Online Apr 12, 2022 544

COLOMBO, APRIL 12: Crisis-stricken Sri Lanka defaulted on its $51 billion external debt on Tuesday, calling the move a “last resort” after running out of foreign exchange to import desperately needed goods. The island nation is grappling with its worst economic downturn since independence, with regular blackouts and acute shortages of food and fuel.  Sri Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Violent protest outside President’s house, nation runs out of diesel

By Odisha News Online Apr 1, 2022 293

SRI LANK,APRIL 1: Police fired tear gas and a water cannon at thousands of protesters outside the home of Sri Lanka’s president on Thursday, demanding he resign over the nation’s worst economic crisis. Police later enforced a curfew in suburbs of the capital because the protests wouldn’t subside. The protesters blamed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for […]Continue Reading