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Sri Lankan protesters recover Rs 17 million cash from President's house
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Protesters who stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house on Saturday amid the country's worst economic crisis have recovered cash of over Sri Lankan Rupees 17 million from the mansion and handed it over to the police, local media reported.
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US extends support to Sri Lanka, urges cooperation from all political part
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): The United States on Sunday extended its support to Sri Lanka amid the ongoing political crisis in the country and urged cooperation from all the political parties to resolve the debt crisis in the country.
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Sri Lankan PM residence now a 'picnic spot'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): After intruding in Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's residence in Colombo became a picnic spot for the protestors, as they take over the place -- playing carrom board, sleeping on the sofa, enjoying i
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Sri Lanka's bakery shelves to empty in next 2-3 days amid food shortage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): All Ceylon Bakery Owners' Association (ACBOA) on Sunday said that bakery products including bread will be emptied from the shelves in the next two or three days amid severe food shortage in the country.
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Sri Lankan commoners to occupy residential premises of President and PM ti
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Sri Lankan protesters who have occupied the residences of the President and Prime Minister have cleared that they will continue to occupy their houses until they resign from their posts.
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Sri Lanka: Dhammika Perera resigns as cabinet minister
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Amid mayhem and chaos in Sri Lanka, Investment promotion Minister Dhammika Perera has resigned from his ministerial portfolio.
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Sri Lanka: A commoner's lucky 'Royal Lunch' at Rajapaksa's house!
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): A Sri Lankan man inside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house was lucky enough to get the opportunity of having a 'Royal Lunch' irrespective of the invitation.
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Enraged Sri Lankans 'unwind' at President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house has become a new tourist spot in Colombo as enraged protestors after taking over the residence entirely are unwinding -- strolling through the balconies, relaxing in bedrooms, dining in the kitchen and tak
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India always stood by Sri Lanka, no refugee crisis right now: Jaishankar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 10 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India has been providing assistance to Sri Lanka and is monitoring the developments in the island nation adding that there is no refugee crisis now.
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44,000 MT urea under India's credit line set to arrive in Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay met with Sri Lanka's Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and informed him about the arrival of over 44,000 MT of urea supplied under a credit line extended by New Delhi to Colombo.
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Sri Lankan protesters find millions of rupees from Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ho
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Protesters who stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house on Saturday amid the country's worst economic crisis claimed to have recovered a large sum of money from the mansion, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: The last remaining Rajapaksa announces resignation, dramatic pi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday agreed to step down from his post hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence in the capital of Colombo, forcing him to flee to an unknown location.
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