Sri Lanka's Leader Declares State of Emergency Amid Protests
It was the second such declaration in weeks by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose government is being blamed for the country’s deepening economic crisis.
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It was the second such declaration in weeks by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose government is being blamed for the country’s deepening economic crisis.
Suffered by economic crisis with inflation and dried foreign reserves, Sri Lanka's ailing healthcare with major shortage of some of the most essential and life-savings drugs, India has once again come to the rescue of the island nation.The Sri ...
By Saman Indrajith SJB MP Harin Fernando yesterday officially renounced his parliamentary salary for a period of one year. In a letter addressed to the Secretary General of Parliament, the MP said: “I am not pushing other MPs to do the same. However, it would be great to see them doing so as the public […]
Colombo Chief Magistrate Harshana Kekunawala yesterday (07) banned former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal from leaving the country until 18 April. The order was made after considering a petition filed by former Southern Province Governor Rajith Keerthi Thennakoon through a private plaint filed in terms of section 136(1)(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure […]
By Saman Indrajith Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday said that it was so unfortunate to note that MPs of both government and Opposition were resorting to bickering rather than trying to make use of the time allocated for the debate to find solutions for the crises engulfing the nation. The Speaker said: Prime Minister, Leader […]