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A Chinese military ship left Sri Lanka

A Chinese military ship left Sri Lanka A Chinese military ship left Sri Lanka

A Chinese military research ship that sailed into Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built port of Hambadota despite India’s backlash left on Monday after a week there, the port company told Reuters. Analysts say the Yuan Wang 5 is part of a group of Chinese ships that monitor the launches of satellites, missiles and intercontinental ballistic missiles. India, […]

Sri Lanka: State of emergency will not be extended

Sri Lanka: State of emergency will not be extended Sri Lanka: State of emergency will not be extended

Sri Lanka’s president has decided not to extend beyond this week the state of emergency imposed during mass anti-government protests, his officials said today. After the improvement of the situation in recent days, Ranil Wickremesinghe sees no need to keep the state of exception in place as the country has “stabilized”, they explained. Immersed in […]

Sri Lanka: Allows Chinese ship to dock despite India’s concerns

Sri Lanka: Allows Chinese ship to dock despite India’s concerns Sri Lanka: State of emergency will not be extended

The Sri Lankan government has decided to allow a Chinese research vessel to dock, despite concerns expressed by India about its safety. The vessel Yuan Wang 5, which was due to arrive at the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambadota on August 11, is now expected on the island the day after tomorrow, Tuesday, the […]

Sri Lanka: Agreement with the IMF postponed until September

Sri Lanka: Agreement with the IMF postponed until September Sri Lanka: Agreement with the IMF postponed until September

Sri Lanka’s new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, announced on Saturday that a possible loan deal with the International Monetary Fund is not expected to be concluded before September, which he attributed to the unrest in recent months, according to the Associated Press news agency. In his first speech after being elected to the presidency by the […]

Sri Lanka: Army and police break up largest protest camp

Sri Lanka: Army and police break up largest protest camp Sri Lanka: State of emergency will not be extended

Hundreds of soldiers and police broke up the largest protest camp in Colombo (Sri Lanka’s financial capital) a few hours after the inauguration of new president Ranil Wickremesinghe. On the night of Thursday to Friday, the security forces displaced the protesters and dismantled the barricades that had been set up near the entrance of the […]

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe is the new president

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe is the new president Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe is the new president

Sri Lankan lawmakers today elected Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s next president, hoping he can lead Sri Lanka out of its economic and political crisis. “Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as the 8th executive president under the constitution,” the secretary general of Parliament said after the votes were counted. A victory for Wickremesinghe, […]

Sri Lanka: Parliament begins the process of electing a new president as a cargo of fuel arrived in the country

Sri Lanka: Parliament begins the process of electing a new president as a cargo of fuel arrived in the country Sri Lanka: Parliament begins the process of electing a new president as a cargo of fuel arrived in the country

Sri Lanka’s Parliament is expected to convene today to begin the process of electing a new president, while a cargo of fuel has arrived in the crisis-ridden country that is expected to provide some relief to citizens. Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation was accepted by Parliament yesterday after he fled to Singapore to escape anti-government […]

Sri Lanka: Prime Minister sworn in as acting president

Sri Lanka: Prime Minister sworn in as acting president Sri Lanka: State of emergency will not be extended

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in today as the country’s interim president, replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after fleeing abroad, his office said. As per the Constitution, Wickremesinghe was sworn in in the presence of Chief Justice Janyantha Jayasuriya. Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana announced this morning that he had accepted the […]

Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation accepted by Speaker of Parliament

Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation accepted by Speaker of Parliament Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation accepted by Speaker of Parliament

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation has been accepted, the speaker of parliament announced today, two days after the 73-year-old head of state fled abroad, his official residence occupied last week by thousands of protesters. “Gotabaya has legally resigned,” Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told reporters. The president had sent his resignation letter to the head of […]

Sri Lanka: Protesters have announced an end to their occupation of public buildings

Sri Lanka: Protesters have announced an end to their occupation of public buildings Sri Lanka: Protesters have announced an end to their occupation of public buildings

Anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka, who forced the country’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to leave after occupying the presidential residence last weekend, announced today that they are ending their occupation of public buildings. Rajapaksa temporarily fled to the Maldives and from there on a Saudi Airlines flight he will go to Singapore and later to Saudi […]