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Center21%
Right46%
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Mahinda Rajapaksa · ColomboSri Lankan authorities on Friday closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days amid the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades.See the Story
Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage
42% Center coverage: 24 sources
Mahinda Rajapaksa · ColomboSri Lanka is in the throes of its worst economic crisis since independence. Useable foreign reserves have dwindled, and rampant inflation and shortages of fuel have brought thousands onto the streets in protest. Wickremesinghe appointed four ministers from the Rajapaksas' Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), a decision unlikely to satisfy the protesters.See the Story
Sri Lanka eases curfew as new PM seeks to form cabinet
Coverage: 15 sources
Protestors · ColomboPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed veteran opposition politician Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister late on Thursday. The comments signalled it was not likely to resolve the political and economic disarray in the strategic Indian Ocean island nation. A week of violent clashes between protesters and government supporters across the country has left 9 people dead and over 300 injured.See the Story
Sri Lanka opposition, protesters vow to continue anti-government campaign
39% Right coverage: 18 sources
Protestors · ColomboFive-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe was reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation. Thousands of protesters have joined weeks of protests outside the president's office and the prime minister's residence demanding their resignations over the country's economic crisis.See the Story
Protesters demand arrest of former Sri Lankan PM over attack
59% Left coverage: 17 sources
Mahinda Rajapaksa · ColomboSupreme Court grants three months interim bail to Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi in Hardiwar Dharm Sansad case. Sri Lankan Parliament defeats no-confidence motion tabled by Opposition against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. WPI inflation spikes to record high of 15.08% in April against 14.55% in March.See the Story
Lankan Parliament defeats no-trust motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
71% Right coverage: 7 sources
Mahinda RajapaksaThe Prime Minister said that the Police can use their discretion and open fire if there is a need to do so but there are procedures to follow.See the Story
Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe says no shoot-on-sight orders given during violence
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
Mahinda RajapaksaMahinda Rajapaksa appeared in parliament on Wednesday for the first time since he was forced to resign as prime minister. The 76-year-old, who was the country's three-time prime minister, saw his home set on fire last week. He, along with his wife and family, had fled his official residence and sought shelter at the naval base in Trincomalee.See the Story
Lanka's ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa makes 1st appearance in Parliament since quitting as PM
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Mahinda Rajapaksa · IndiaThis is the first meeting between senior officials of India and Sri Lanka after Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on May 9 in the island nation grappling with its worst economic crisis in decades.See the Story
Help us to get global support for economic recovery, Lankan envoy asks NSA Doval
Coverage: 2 sources
Mahinda Rajapaksa · Sri LankaProtesters want a new Sri Lanka, not just a reshuffling of the stale old cards.See the Story
Rajapaksa not only needs to go, he needs to face accountability
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
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Mahinda Rajapaksa · ColomboSee the Story
Sri Lanka bans ex-PM, allies from leaving country
47% Right coverage: 17 sources
US & Canada · Sri LankaSee the Story
Sri Lanka leader vows to shed powers, appoint prime minister
Coverage: 7 sources
Mahinda Rajapaksa · ColomboSee the Story
Sri Lankan president says he will appoint new PM, Cabinet this week
41% Right coverage: 46 sources
Mahinda Rajapaksa · Sri LankaSee the Story
Events in Sri Lanka should be wake-up call for India: Mehbooba Mufti
50% Right coverage: 4 sources
Mahinda Rajapaksa · ColomboSee the Story
Sri Lanka extends curfew after violence, PM's resignation
48% Center coverage: 27 sources
Troops · ColomboSee the Story
Sri Lanka whisks former PM to naval base as troops patrol streets
56% Right coverage: 9 sources
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