Search For "sri lanka protest"
Sri Lanka's national TV network goes off air as protests intensify
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka's national broadcaster SLRC, known as Jathika Rupavahini on Wednesday suspended live telecast as protestors surrounded its premises.
Read More
Emergency in Sri Lanka: PM cannot exercise President's powers, says Oppn l
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Amid reports that embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the interim President of Sri Lanka, the country's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Wednesday said that the PM cannot exercise the power
Read More
Sri Lankan police use tear gas outside PM's residence to disperse protesto
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lankan police used tear gas outside the premises of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's residence in Colombo to disperse protestors.
Read More
Sri Lanka PM declares emergency as President Rajapaksa flees to Maldives
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday declared an emergency and imposed a curfew in the western province of the country as protests intensified following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's escape to the Maldives.
Read More
Protestors storm Sri Lankan PM's residence
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Shortly after Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker said that he is yet to receive Gotabaya Rajapaksa's letter of resignation, thousands of protestors took to the street and some of them stormed the Prime Minister's residence in Colombo demanding the President an
Read More
Sri Lanka's Motor Traffic Department to remain closed on Fridays
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): The Motor Traffic Department in Sri Lanka on Tuesday said that it will remain closed on Fridays and public holidays until further notice.
Read More
UAE's flydubai suspends operations to Sri Lanka amid political unrest
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], July 11 (ANI): After protests intensified in Sri Lanka amid political and economic unrest in the country, UAE's flydubai has suspended its flights to the South Asian country.
Read More
Former Lankan cricketer marks July 9, when protestors took to streets, as
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): As the countrywide protests continue over the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya called the 9th of July, the day when the demonstration started, a "public da
Read More
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, PM confirms
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid mounting pressure from protesters, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he is resigning from his post.
Read More
3,700 MT of LP gas arrives in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protest against the economic crisis, a ship containing 3,700 metric tonnes of LP gas has arrived in Sri Lanka.
Read More
UNHRC calls for restraint ahead of Sri Lanka protest
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Ahead of what is expected to be a large demonstration in Colombo on Saturday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged Sri Lankan authorities to show restraint in the policing of assemblies and ensure every necessary effort to prevent violence.
Read More
Sri Lanka: Protest erupts outside new MP's house
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 12 (ANI): After Sri Lanka's business tycoon Dhammika Perera was sworn in as a national list MP (Member of Parliament), protests erupted on Sunday, outside his home, demanding accountability for his casino business.
Read More