COLOMBO,JULY 20: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka’s new President by Parliament, following a high-voltage political drama which saw his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country and resigning after a popular uprising against his government for mismanaging the economy. The 73-year-old six-time former prime minister Continue Reading
COLOMBO,JULY 14 : Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday left the Maldives for Singapore after fleeing his country amidst the worst economic and political crisis faced by the island nation in decades. Rajapaksa has departed from the Maldives on Saudi Airline flight SV 788 to Singapore, sources said. Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who […]Continue Reading
କଲମ୍ବୋ,୧୯/୫: ଅର୍ଥନୀତିରେ ଦେବାଳିଆ ହେବା ପରେ ଏବେ ଶ୍ରୀଲଙ୍କା ଦୁର୍ଦିନ ଦେଇ ଗତି କରୁଛି । କାରଣପେଟ୍ରୋଲ୍ ଜାହାଜ ଆସି ବନ୍ଦରରେ ଲାଗିଥିଲେ ସୁଦ୍ଧା କିଣିବାକୁ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ବୈଦେଶିକ ମୁଦ୍ରା ନ ଥିବାରୁ ପେଟ୍ରୋଲ୍ ପମ୍ପ୍ରେ ଧାଡ଼ି ନ ବାନ୍ଧିବା ଲାଗି ଶ୍ରୀଲଙ୍କା ତା’ର ନାଗରିକମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଛି।ବୁଧବାର ଦିନ ସାଂସଦରେ ଶକ୍ତିମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ କଞ୍ଚନ ବିଜେସେକେରା କହିଛନ୍ତି, ଆମ ଜଳରାଶିକୁ ଗୋଟାଏ ପେଟ୍ରୋଲ୍ ଜାହାଜ ଆସିଛି। କିନ୍ତୁ, ଖରିଦ କରିବା ଲାଗି Continue Reading
COLOMBO, MAY 10: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday after clinging on to power for weeks, following unprecedented anti-government protests demanding his ouster as well as the administration led by his younger brother and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the country’s worst economic crisis that led to acute shortages of staple food, Continue Reading
Sri Lanka , Aoril 2 : Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency in the island nation on Saturday, a day after angry protesters demonstrated near his home demanding his resignation over the current economic crisis in the country. A nationwide protest has been called for tomorrow as the country finds itself […]Continue Reading
COLOMBO, APRIL 2 : Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday issued an extraordinary gazette declaring a public emergency in the island nation with effect, local media reported. The Gazette has been issued considering the prevailing situation in the country and in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance […]Continue Reading