Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Acting President Declares State of Emergency Ahead of MPs’ Vote

 The specific legal provisions of the latest emergency are yet to be announced but previous emergency regulations have been used…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka Swears In Acting Leader after Mass Protests

Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as acting president as the country reels from an economic…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka: First Fuel in Days Trickles Through to Residents

Limited fuel and gas supplies have resumed in parts of Sri Lanka after a weekend of tumultuous anti-government protests over…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka Suspends Fuel Sales for Two Weeks as Economic Crisis Worsens

Sri Lanka has suspended sales of fuel for non-essential vehicles as it faces its worst economic crisis in decades. For…

2 years ago

Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Shuts Schools, Urges Work from Home to Save Fuel

Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the…

2 years ago