Funds provided by India are already gone. China has kept its distance. As the crisis deepens, Sri Lanka has even turned to charities in Qatar for help.
Tag: Sri Lanka
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Protesters Enter Sri Lankan President’s Home as Crisis Escalates
The protesters have accused President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of running the island nation’s economy into the ground.
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With Gas Pumps All but Dry, Sri Lanka Faces Its ‘Most Difficult Time’
The island nation’s new prime minister revealed that the country’s economic disaster was even worse than imagined.
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As Sri Lanka Plunges Into Ruin, the Rajapaksa Family Is on the Run
Once empowered by triumphant ethnic nationalism after a brutal civil war, the Rajapaksa dynasty has been undone by what its own allies call incompetence and denial.
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In Blow to Ruling Family, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Quits in Face of Unrest
The move by Mahinda Rajapaksa came after violence erupted on the streets of Colombo, the capital. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the resignation would satisfy the protesters.