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Sri Lanka moved to end elite impunity with arrest of former president

Sri Lanka’s former president and six-time prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was arrested on August 22 for allegedly misusing state resources while in office. He is accused of using public funds to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony in London after an official visit to the US in 2023. Wickremesinghe has since…

The Conversation

Real winners of Sri Lanka’s election: A people emboldened to force change

Anura Kumara Dissanayake rode a wave of anger to power. But any Sri Lankan leader’s position is precarious today.

Al Jazeera

‘The hardship is still there’: Sri Lanka prepares to vote as hopes of revolution falter

Saturday’s election will be the first since a people’s movement toppled the president. But other problems have proved harder to shift

The Guardian - UK

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Sri Lankans' fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president

The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election next week

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings review – startling and deeply disturbing viewing

This chilling Dispatches documentary reports on the aftermath of 2019’s apparently random terrorist attack, and alleges unpalatable truths

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka is bankrupt because of the Rajapaksas, says Chandrika Kumaratunga

Sri Lanka’s former President thanks India for aid

The Hindu

Sri Lanka likes to laugh but our political reforms are no joke

Laughter has been far more than a coping mechanism amid repression and economic crisis – it has rid the island of tyrants

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Monks’ role in Sri Lanka protests raises familiar questions

The protests that drove Sri Lanka's president from office brought together people from across the country’s diverse and sometimes warring ethno-religious groups: Tamils, Muslims, Christians, Sinhala Buddhists and the saffron-robed Buddhist monks who are fixtures of the political scene

The Independent UK

Concerns as Sri Lanka arrests top protest leader Joseph Stalin

Arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown against people protesting against the government over island’s economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka's next test

In a win for democracy, mass protests in Sri Lanka recently led to the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Bangkok Post

Commentary: Our long, bloody road to Sri Lanka’s fragile harmony

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — After months of turmoil and severe government repression in Sri Lanka, July 9 was meant to be a big push from protesters. Despite dire fuel shortages and few transport options, people stockpiled gasoline, shared trucks and filled trains to join the day of protest. Many of…

Los Angeles Times

What can the world do to help Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka needs all its creditors to come together and give it some breathing space

The Hindu

‘Advantage New Delhi’ in Sri Lanka’s India lifeline

There is much potential in the humanitarian aid link now to deepen trade and investment linkages

The Hindu

Wickremesinghe’s election as Sri Lankan PM could have severe consequences

Analysis: Political turmoil could hinder any chance of tackling the ongoing economic crisis

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Al Jazeera

Profile: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s new president

The veteran politician has been elected president by the members of Sri Lanka’s parliament.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he is not a 'friend' of Rajapaksas, vows to bring in system change

COLOMBO: "I am not a friend of the Rajapaksas, I am a friend of the people," President Ranil Wickremesinghe has told Sri Lankans, pledging to bring in the much-needed system change they are yearning for.

Al Jazeera

Ranil Wickremesinghe elected crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s new president

Legislators tap six-time PM as president, defying risk of more protests by people angry over deepening economic crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka president vote: Ranil Wickremesinghe wins amid protests

MPs pick ex-PM seen as close to ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a move likely to frustrate protesters

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Reuters

Sri Lanka gets new president in six-time PM Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan lawmakers voted in acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president on Wednesday, hoping his long experience in government can help pull the country out of a crippling economic and political crisis.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka failed to show fiscal prudence, India’s help unprecedented: Jaishankar

Uproar at all-party meeting as Centre shows comparison of economic situation in Indian States

The Hindu

A revolt that could turn into a revolution

Without a new social contract, there could be unrestrained conflict with the working people in Sri Lanka

The Conversation

Behind the crisis in Sri Lanka – how political and economic mismanagement combined to plunge nation into turmoil

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa formally resigned on July 15, 2022, having earlier fled the country amid widespread protests in the Southern Asian nation.

Al Jazeera

‘Supreme power of people’: Sri Lanka marks 100 days of protests

As protest movement over island’s worst-ever economic crisis reaches a milestone, people say struggle is not yet over.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the upheaval in Sri Lanka

The country faces a long road to recovery, but there are hopeful signs that its democracy will survive the predatory rule of the Rajapaksas

The Guardian - UK

‘I screamed and cried’: how Sri Lankan protesters unseated their president

Sri Lanka’s triumphant protesters celebrate Rajapaska’s departure, but say bigger systemic changes still needed

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