Economic Crisis In Sri Lanka

Dubai, India, or the Maldives? Where will Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa go?

Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was stopped from fleeing the country by immigration officials at the airport in Colombo. He wanted to get on a flight to Dubai. Will he consider taking the sea route or using a military craft to fly to India or the Maldives now?

A sneak peek into the protest party at the President's Palace in Colombo

Following months-long resentment over the government's mismanagement of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, angry demonstrators stormed into the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Some played carrom; others decided to take a dip into the pool

New Lankan PM Wickremesinghe invites Opposition leader to join hands to resolve country's worst economic crisis

Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis in its post-independence history

Sri Lanka crisis: Mahinda supporters attack anti-government protesters, 23 people injured

The Prime Minister told his supporters that he was ready to make "any sacrifice" for the people.

World Bank ready to provide emergency support to Sri Lanka, says report

Sri Lanka, which is on the brink of bankruptcy, is grappling with an unprecedented economic turmoil, the worst since its independence from Britain in 1948

Sri Lanka: One dead, 13 injured as police open fire at anti-government protesters

The residents of Rambukkana - some 90 kilometers northeast of Colombo, were protesting at the latest fuel price hike when they clashed with the police

Sri Lanka requests IMF for rapid financial aid amidst current economic crisis

Sri Lanka, which is on the brink of bankruptcy, is grappling with an unprecedented economic turmoil, the worst since its independence from Britain in 1948

Sri Lanka defaults on its $51 billion external debt, calls it 'last resort' as country runs out of foreign exchange

Sri Lanka's finance ministry said in a statement that creditors, including foreign governments, were free to capitalise any interest payments due to them from Tuesday or opt for payback in Sri Lankan rupees.

Sri Lanka's healthcare sector witnesses major downfall amid shortage of essential medicines

Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented medicines supply shortage while people have hit the street against the government to protest the ongoing economic crisis