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Sri Lankans starve as President Wickremesinghe tries to secure economic bailout

Edmond Ng
August 31, 2022
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Sri Lanka police fired tear gas and a water cannon at a protest on August 18, 2022, to break up the first demonstration since the crisis-hit island nation lifted a state of emergency on May 20. An...01:36
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Sri Lanka police fire tear gas to disperse protesters
August 19, 2022
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A Chinese research ship, equipped with antennas and communication gear, docked in Sri Lanka on August 16, 2022, despite US and India’s concerns over Chinese activities in the region. New Delhi is...02:12
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Chinese research ship docks at Sri Lanka port
August 16, 2022
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Sri Lanka elects leftist leader in rejection of political elite
September 23, 2024
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Sri Lanka’s next president could ‘make or break the country’
September 20, 2024
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Sri Lankans await justice, 5 years after Easter bombings
April 21, 2024
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Competing to twin
October 31, 2023
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Are 5G signals harming Sri Lanka’s holiest tree?
July 20, 2023
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China’s missing foreign minister Qin Gang sparks guessing game
July 20, 2023
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Sri Lanka doctors remove 'world's-largest kidney stone'
June 15, 2023
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Electric tuk-tuks to debut in Sri Lanka
June 8, 2023
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Elephants destroy Sri Lanka farm fields, causing protest
May 18, 2023
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Sri Lankans took to the streets on April 21, 2023, to demand justice and answers for the 2019 Easter bombings that left over 260 dead in the capital Colombo. Religious groups gathered to honour the...03:02
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Sri Lankans demand justice for 2019 Easter bombing victims
April 21, 2023
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Sri Lanka secured a US$2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund on March 20, 2023, a crucial step for the bankrupt nation to stabilise its economy and begin restructuring its debt....02:14
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IMF approves US$2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka
March 21, 2023
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Public employees across Sri Lanka refused to report for work March 15, 2023, in protest against the country’s high cost of living, causing major disruptions to daily operations at hospitals,...02:22
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Sri Lankan workers’ strikes shut hospitals, schools and ports
March 16, 2023
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The latest 66 per cent electricity price increase announced on February 16, 2023, has pushed Sri Lankan bakery owners to the edge. Sanjula Peiris, the owner of a small family-owned bakery chain in...02:49
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Electricity price hike pushes crisis-hit Sri Lanka to the brink
February 21, 2023
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A grieving monkey in Sri Lanka has attended the funeral of his lifelong human caretaker. During the ceremony, the primate appeared distraught at the death of his friend, 56-year-old Peetambaran...00:55
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Distraught monkey mourns the death of his caretaker
November 10, 2022
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Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was denied bail by a court in Australia on November 7, 2022, after being charged with sexual assault. Gunathilaka was in Sydney to play in the T20 World...01:30
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Sri Lankan cricket star jailed in Australia on sexual assault charges
November 7, 2022
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Thousands of Sri Lankans, mostly ethnic Tamils, disappeared during the country’s 26-year civil war from 1983-2009. Relatives are still demanding answers to how loved ones went missing decades ago....02:41
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Sri Lankans seek missing relatives decades after brutal civil war
October 27, 2022
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Sri Lanka lifted a British colonial-era ban on a Sinhalese traditional martial art, known as Angampora, on June 13, 2022. The law, restricting the practice, was enacted more than 200 years ago and...02:00
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Sri Lanka revives ancient martial art banned for 200 years
September 13, 2022
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A multimillion-dollar broadcasting tower that was built in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo with Chinese financing was set to open its observation deck to visitors on September 15, 2022. Authorities...02:17
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Multimillion-dollar tower funded by China opening in Sri Lanka
September 13, 2022
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The International Monetary Fund has preliminarily agreed to a US$2.9 billion conditional bailout for Sri Lanka. The proposed four-year programme would boost government revenue, encourage fiscal...03:13
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IMF preliminarily agrees to bail Sri Lanka out with US$2.9 billion
September 1, 2022