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Since Jan, over 150,000 people left Sri Lanka for jobs abroad amid crisis

Amid uncertainty, Sri Lankans are lining up at the passport office in Colombo to get a new passport or get their old one renewed, desperate for a way out of the crisis-marred country

Ranil Wickremesinghe: From PM to President in Sri Lanka's troubled times

Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed as Prime Minister in May to deal with Sri Lanka's worst crisis, faces new challenges to fix a collapsed economy, end political turmoil and unite deeply divided country

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as the eighth president of Sri Lanka

Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as Sri Lanka's president on Thursday and will face the tough task of leading the country out of its economic crisis and restoring order after months of mass protests

Owaisi accuses govt of 'politicising' all-party meet on Lanka crisis

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the government of politicising the all-party meeting on the Sri Lanka crisis by raising "unrelated issues" about finances of Indian states

Latest Live: Centre calls all-party meet on Tuesday on Sri Lanka crisis

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Govt to brief Parliament floor leaders of political parties on Sri Lanka

The ministries of External Affairs and Finance will brief the floor leaders of various political parties in Parliament on the Sri Lanka situation on Tuesday

Try, try, and fly away: How Gotabaya Rajapaksa escaped from Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa managed to flee Sri Lanka in the early hours of July 13 and soon the government announced the imposition of an emergency in the island nation

Latest LIVE: Delhi HC directs Vivo to furnish Rs 950-cr bank guarantee

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees Sri Lanka amid economic crisis

The president of Sri Lanka fled the country, days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis

Sri Lanka Prez Rajapaksa tries to flee but airport staff block his exit

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is due to resign from his post on Wednesday, was stopped from fleeing the crisis-hit nation as airport immigration staff blocked his exit

Sri Lanka's fallen Rajapaksa dynasty is already planning its next comeback

In a recent interview at the ruling party's office in Colombo, which was vandalized by a mob during the May 9 violence, Namal said that Gotabaya "should complete his term and then go"

Latest news LIVE: Palaniswami elected as AIADMK's interim General Secretary

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3 arrested for setting Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe's private house on fire

Sri Lankan police arrested three people for setting PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's private residence on fire a day earlier, amidst massive anti-government protests

Lankan protesters claim finding millions of rupees at Rajapaksa's house

The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka, who stormed embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence, have claimed to have recovered millions of rupees inside his mansion

US urges Sri Lanka to work quickly to achieve economic, political stability

The United States urged Sri Lanka's political fraternity to come forward and work quickly to achieve long-term economic and political solutions to address the people's discontent

Opportunity to resolve crisis available: Sri Lanka Army chief urges peace

Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva said that an opportunity to resolve the current political crisis in a peaceful manner is now available and sought the people's support to maintain peace

Why a historic cascade of defaults is coming for developing countries

Sri Lanka was the first nation to stop paying its foreign bondholders this year, burdened by unwieldy food and fuel costs that stoked protests and political chaos

World Bank to disburse $700 mn to crisis-hit Sri Lanka: Foreign Minister

The World Bank will disburse nearly $700 million to Sri Lanka within the next few months, Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister said

SriLankan Airline starts refuelling at Thiruvananthapuram airport

With Sri Lanka reeling under its worst economic crisis, its national airline has begun refuelling at India's Thiruvananthapuram international airport

Sri Lankan Bar Association urge President to revoke state of emergency

Sri Lankan Bar Association urged him to revoke the decree while pointing out that stifling public protest is not a solution to the crisis.