Topic: Sri lanka
Democracy needs to return in Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya, the former Sri Lanka captain and one of the greatest cricket players to emerge from the sub-continent, said that he is completely in favour of the protesters, who have taken control of the President’s residence.
State of emergency imposed in Sri Lanka after president flees
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the Western Province of the country, said the PM‘s office.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives
Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards fled the country on Wednesday on a Sri Lankan Air Force plane to Maldives...
Sri Lanka’s President Rajapaksa to step down on 13 July: Speaker
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down next week, Lanka’s parliamentary speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, has said.
Cricket; Only source of joy for many in crisis torn Sri Lanka
Cricket is a mental healer for Lankans, a respite from the dearth going on around them. It is the only thing that lets them forget the darkness they are experiencing.
Sri Lanka: Protesters storm President’s House, demand resignation
Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka have broken through police barricades and stormed the president’s residence and office in one of the largest anti-government marches in the crisis-hit country this year.
