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The divisive legacy of Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit ends the clan’s rule after more than 20 years as the nation battles its worst economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Friday briefing: How one family’s disastrous reign dragged Sri Lanka to the brink

In today’s newsletter: The south Asian country entered a state of emergency this week after ousting the ruling Rajapaksa family. Nimo Omer explains how Sri Lanka got here

The Guardian - UK

Gotabaya Rajapaksa flies to Singapore, emails resignation letter

Official announcement on July 15 after verifying authenticity of emailed document

The Hindu

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The dramatic fall of the House of Rajapaksa

For much of nearly two decades, the four Rajapaksa brothers and their sons have run Sri Lanka like a family business -- and a disorderly one, at that. With their grand construction projects and spendthrift ways, they saddled Sri Lanka with unsustainable debts, driving the country into its worst economic…

Bangkok Post

Modi government distances itself from Rajapaksas in latest twist to see-saw relationship

Indian High Commission ‘categorically denies’ reports that India facilitated the Rajapaksas’ recent travel

The Hindu

In Sri Lanka, no quiet after the storm

In the days ahead, new confrontations, with consequences for newly gained democratic freedom, are likely to spring up

The Hindu

How the Rajapaksa family fell after 15 years at the top in Sri Lanka

Analysis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s authoritarianism and incompetence ended the family’s political reign

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Explainer: Sri Lanka's turmoil

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after the crisis-hit nation's president fled to the Maldives, with protesters also demanding the prime minister quit.

Bangkok Post

Rajapaksa dynasty draws to humiliating close in Sri Lanka

The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out of control. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, leaving no one from the once- illustrious family in a position of power.

Reuters

The Guardian view on Sri Lanka: good riddance to the Rajapaksas

Editorial: Mass protests forced the president to announce he will resign. But the years of his family’s corruption and incompetence have taken their toll

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka protesters reject all-party gov’t, want Rajapaksas out

Protesters reject an all-party government, saying it will be a way for the powerful clan to remain in power.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka's fallen Rajapaksa dynasty is already planning its next comeback

COLOMBO: For years, Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa dynasty ruled the island nation with an iron fist, striking fear into political opponents, journalists and other perceived threats to their power. Now protesters are chasing them out of their homes, and out of power.

The Times of India

‘The family took over’: how a feuding ruling dynasty drove Sri Lanka to ruin

The inside story of Rajapaksa family infighting that toppled a country into violence and bankruptcy

The Guardian - UK

As global food crisis looms, Sri Lanka offers a cautionary tale

Sri Lanka’s government finally began bailout talks with IMF officials this week after a crippling delay exacerbated a longstanding economic crisis. But as food prices soar amid an impending global food shortage sparked by the Ukraine conflict, Sri Lankans are paying a heavy price for the government’s mismanagement, nepotism and…

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Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka cabinet moves to clip President Rajapaksa’s powers

Cabinet approves amendment to the constitution in a move to appease protesters calling for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit.

Reuters

Brothers at odds, but ruling family still holds key to Sri Lanka's future

It was the moment when two brothers who had dominated Sri Lanka's politics for nearly 20 years finally went their separate ways.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka minister asks people not to queue for fuel for two days

Power and energy minister ‘respectfully’ advises against forming queues, saying there are no sufficient petrol stocks.

Daily Mirror

Sri Lanka in chaos with country on its last day of petrol and severe medicine shortages

Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka only has petrol stocks "for a single day" and the next few months will be "the most difficult of our lives"

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Reuters

Sri Lanka parliament blocks move to condemn president, lawmakers arrested over violence

Sri Lanka's parliament on Tuesday voted against fast-tracking an opposition move to condemn President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the prime minister warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.

The Hindu

Crisis and opportunity: On Sri Lanka political crisis

Ranil Wickremesinghe must disprove his detractors with quick measures for economic recovery

Reuters

Curfew lifted for Buddhist festival in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, new PM picks cabinet

A nationwide curfew was fully lifted on Sunday to allow Sri Lankans to celebrate the Buddhist festival of Vesak, while new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe assembled a cabinet to resolve the island nation's economic and political crisis.

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan power family falls from grace as economy tanks

With one brother president, another prime minister and three more family members cabinet ministers, it appeared that the Rajapaksa clan had consolidated its grip on power in Sri Lanka after decades in and out of government

Reuters

He's back: Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for 6th time amid crisis

Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's new prime minister, is no stranger to politics.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka president brings back five-time former PM in effort to ease crisis

Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed to lead ‘unity government’ after days of deadly violence

The Times of India

Where Sri Lanka’s inflation-driven crisis could head next

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has defied calls to resign, pledging instead to form a new government after violent clashes this week left eight people dead in an escalation of a monthslong crisis over food and fuel shortages.

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