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Sri Lanka president loses parliament majority as protests mount

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president lost his parliamentary majority Tuesday as former allies urged his resignation following days of street protests over the island nation's crippling economic crisis.

AFP

Sri Lanka ruling alliance loses majority ahead of parliament meet

Finance minister quits after one day as parliament to reconvene for the first time since the imposition of emergency.

Al Jazeera

Exclusive-Ex-Sri Lanka cenbanker Weerasinghe says he accepts offer to be new governor

Former Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) official P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Monday he had accepted an offer from the country's president to become the bank's next governor amid a deepening economic crisis and unrest.

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Sri Lanka's finance minister resigns a day after being sworn in - letter

Sri Lanka's Finance Minister, Ali Sabry, resigned on Tuesday a day after being sworn in, amid growing public unrest over a worsening economic crisis.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority amid growing protests

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ruling coalition lost its majority in parliament on Tuesday after at least 41 lawmakers walked out of the alliance amid growing unrest over an economic crisis, according to parliamentary proceedings.

Reuters

Sri Lanka president revokes emergency order, govt in disarray as economic crisis deepens

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked a state of emergency late on Tuesday after dozens of lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition, leaving his government in a minority in parliament as it struggled to quell protests amid the country's worst economic crisis in decades.

Reuters

Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes after state of emergency

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the country grapples with protests and mounting demands for the president's resignation over a worsening economic crisis.

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Sri Lanka caught in a 'strategic debt trap

Sri Lanka, a flourishing island nation of 22 million, has finally fallen to China's debt-trap diplomacy.

Dynamite News

Mamata demands all party meeting over rising fuel prices

West Bengal CM blames BJP for crisis, refers to economic turmoil in Sri Lanka

The Hindu

Sri Lanka opposition rejects unity offer, demands president resign

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's opposition on Monday dismissed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's invitation to join a unity government as "nonsensical" and instead demanded he resign over the country's worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.

AFP

Alagiri urges India to secure rights for Tamils in Sri Lanka

‘Ensure a substantial portion of the financial assistance to the Sri Lankan government go for the welfare of the Tamils’

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 1011: Relief for Rana, new Andhra districts, Lanka crisis

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Sri Lanka.

Newslaundry

IIT Madras launches Master’s course for international students

Focus is on enrolling candidates from Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal

The Hindu

Sri Lankan police fire tear gas, water cannons to quell protests in front of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa’s home

Around 2,000 people descended near the PM Mahinda Rajapaksa’s residence and pulled down barricades chanting anti-Rajapaksa slogans

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Sri Lanka's cabinet, central bank chief resign over spiralling economic crisis

Following days of protests over soaring prices and fuel shortages, Sri Lanka's cabinet ministers have resigned en masse. The head of the central bank has also stepped down. We take a look at how the heavily indebted country got to this stage. Plus, our correspondents report on how Niger could…

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Sri Lanka president proposes multiparty Cabinet amid crisis

Sri Lanka’s president asked opposition parties to form a unity government on Monday

Reuters

Sabry appointed as Sri Lanka's finance minister

Sri Lanka's president appointed Ali Sabry as the country's finance minister on Monday as a new team of ministers took office after protests flared in the wake of a worsening economic crisis, the president's office said.

The Hindu

Former Sri Lankan cricketers slam political class for crisis response

Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasurya and Roshan Mahanama took to their social media handles or the streets of Colombo to register their protest against the economic crisis.

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Sri Lanka president invites all parties in parliament to join govt

Sri Lanka's president on Monday invited all political parties represented in parliament to accept ministerial portfolios to help find a way out of the country's worst economic crisis in decades, his office said in a statement.

Reuters

Sri Lankan central bank governor resigns

Sri Lankan central bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said on Monday he submitted his resignation in the context of all cabinet ministers resigning.

Reuters

Sri Lanka gets new finance minister, cenbank governor as unrest grows

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dropped his brother as finance minister and sought a new central bank governor on Monday, as crowds angry over the country's deepening economic crisis surrounded the homes of several lawmakers.

AFP

Troubled Sri Lanka set for new cabinet and protests

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president was set to appoint a new cabinet Monday as security forces braced for possible violence with more protests expected against worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Amid raging protests all Cabinet Ministers quit in Sri Lanka; India’s COVID-19 panel gives nod for Covovax for 12-17 group

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Air India scales down flights to Sri Lanka

16 flights per week is reduced to 13 due to poor demand

AFP

Sri Lanka cabinet resigns after protesters defy curfew

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's entire cabinet aside from the president and his sibling prime minister resigned from their posts Sunday as the ruling political clan seeks to resolve a mounting economic crisis, with a social media blackout failing to halt another day of anti-government demonstrations.

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