Criminal killed in police fire in Katunayake
Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest at Technical Junction, Colombo - Reporter
Hikkaduwa Shooting : Two people, aged 26 & 47, gunned down in Hikkaduwa - Police
26-year-old male who was injured following a shooting in Mattakkuliya on Monday (29) evening, died at the National Hospital in Colombo: Police
The plane of the ousted president of Sri Lanka arrives in Thailand with the aim of staying for a temporary period
Sri Lankan army forces forcibly dispersed protests against the new president
Sri Lankan army forces forcibly dispersed protests against the new president
Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe voted by lawmakers as president amid crisis
Sri Lankan Prime Minister sworn in as Acting President
Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa emails resignation letter to parliamentary speaker
2 year ago Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Wickremesinghe — who is also the acting president — is addressing the nation via a private television channel.
Sri Lankan PM asks army and police to restore order
2 year ago Protesters stormed Sri Lanka PM office: Prime Minister's Office breached
Sri Lankan president flies out of country, officials say
Agence France-Presse: The President of Sri Lanka was flown to a military base near the international airport
Blinken: We are following reports on the demonstrations from the Presidency and Parliament in Sri Lanka
2 year ago VIDEO: Protesters break down barricades near presidential residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's president to step down on July 13, an official says
Sri Lanka prime minister's house set on fire: police
Sri Lanka PM says willing to step down for unity govt
2 year ago VIDEO: Protesters storm the official residence of Gotabaya Rajapaksa shortly after the Sri Lankan president fled the Colombo compound
Sri Lanka PM summons urgent cabinet meeting after president flees
2 year ago Colombo, Sri Lanka right now. The Presidential Palace has been stormed, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is said to have fled
Police fire tear gas, water cannons to disperse protesters in Colombo
2 year ago Aragalaya 2.0 : Thousands of protesters are currently heading to Colombo in various modest of transport, braving fuel crisis, demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation. A container on the road bringing a group of protesters
Court order prevents protestors from entering several Colombo streets on Saturday (28)
Colombo:— Amid worst fuel crisis, Sri Lanka closes schools, asks public officials to work from home
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said a $1 billion credit facility backed by the Indian govt that has been provided to SriLanka to buy essential goods. This can be settled in Indian rupees, outside of the arrangement of the Asian Clearing Union arrangement - Report
Sri Lanka falls into default for the first time ever and warns inflation may surge to 40%, as the government struggles to halt an economic meltdown
Sri Lanka: Thousands line up at filling stations as Minister admits petrol shortage