Tag: Lanka
Footage shows demonstrators in Sri Lanka storm presidential palace and plunge into swimming pool, also prime minister’s house set on fire
Protesters in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo have seized the prime minister’s home and set it on fire. This is reported by the police and the Prime Minister’s entourage. Sri…
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ready to resign after protesters storm president’s residence | Abroad
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed his willingness to resign in favor of a national unity government. Earlier today, he had convened an emergency meeting of the government…
Manifestants storm residentie president Sri Lanka, premier roept spoedvergadering regering bijeen | Buitenland
Tienduizenden betogers raise the day of the official residence of the Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa stormed in zijn het presidential palace also inland. This is known from a bron…
Great anti-government protests again in Sri Lanka, house president stormed
Large-scale anti-government protests are again taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city, on Saturday, including storming the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. This is reported by international news agencies…
New low for Sri Lanka: fuel supply only for essential services
Fuel has become so scarce in Sri Lanka, which has been devastated by an economic crisis, that the government has decided to temporarily limit its supply to essential services such…
Sri Lanka unveil new manager: Morrison signs until 2025
05/11/2022 – 20:55 | Source: Football Sri Lanka | Reading time: less than 1 min. Before Asian Cup qualifiers The Sri Lanka Football Association have announced the appointment of Andy…
Sri Lanka police may immediately shoot vandals and looters, EU urges calm
The government of Sri Lanka has ordered the security services in the country to fire immediately in the event of vandalism or looting. The island state has been restless for…
Sri Lanka police can immediately shoot vandals and looters | Abroad
Angry protesters then marched into the homes of ruling party politicians. There was also a violent clash between people who support the government and anti-government protesters. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa…
Limburger in Sri Lanka crisis: ‘People have nothing to lose’ | 1Limburg
For weeks there have been strong protests in Sri Lanka against the prevailing economic crisis. Jan Kerkhofs (73) from Helden runs a travel agency in the city of Negombo and…
One dead and at least ten injured in clash between police and demonstrators in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, one person was killed and at least ten injured during a demonstration in the central city of Rambukkana on Tuesday. To disperse the protesters, police fired live…