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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka swears in new prime minister

Senior Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in on Friday as the new prime minister, his office said, a day after the swearing-in of a new president as the Indian Ocean nation grapples with its worst economic crisis in decades.

Reuters

Reaction to Sri Lankan raid on protest site

Sri Lankan security forces raided an anti-government protest site in the hours before dawn on Friday, arresting nine people and sparking reactions from opposition politicians, lawyers and foreign diplomats.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe to swear in Cabinet on Friday

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to swear in his Cabinet on Friday comprising members of the previous government, including Dinesh Gunawardena who will be the next Prime Minister.

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Top UN official in Sri Lanka calls for inclusive consultations to resolve economic crisis

NEW YORK: The top UN official in Sri Lanka has called on all stakeholders in the country to engage in broad and inclusive consultations to resolve the current economic crisis and the grievances of the people, according to a senior official representing the UN chief.

The Times of India

Sri Lankan forces make arrests, clear main protest site

Sri Lankan security forces have arrested several people and cleared the main camp protesters have occupied for months while demanding leaders resign over the nation’s economic collapse

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan security forces raid anti-government protest camp

Sri Lankan security forces raided a protest camp occupying government grounds in the main city of Colombo early on Friday and cleared out a section of it, a sign that the country's new president was cracking down a day after his swearing-in.

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Sri Lanka police arrest nine people after raid at protest camp

Sri Lanka police on Friday arrested nine people after troops raided a protest camp, a police spokesperson said.

Reuters

Military raids Sri Lanka protest camps, leaders arrested

Protesters accuse soldiers of ‘brutal’ assaults, as security forces descend on sites in early hours of Friday morning.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lankan security forces raid protest camp as new leaders sworn in

Sri Lankan security forces raided and partially cleared a protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo early on Friday, fuelling fears that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had launched a crackdown a day after being sworn in.

Reuters

Letters to the Editor — July 22, 2022

Sri Lankan President

The Hindu

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

Asia Cup will be held in UAE, says Sourav Ganguly

MUMBAI: The Asia Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, has been shifted to the UAE, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said here on Thursday.

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Comparison of A.P.’s financial position with that of Sri Lanka is unfair, says official

It is far better that what is being projected by the opposition parties, says Duvvuri Krishna

Reuters

Dinesh Gunawardena to be named Sri Lanka's next premier -sources

Sri Lanka's new president will appoint senior lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena as the crisis-hit country's next prime minister, four political sources said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Manchester Evening News

TUI cancels more holidays to Sri Lanka ahead of summer getaway

The South Asian country has been suffering with months of political unrest amid a severe economic crisis

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Evening Standard

Sri Lanka’s new president vows to crackdown on ‘fascist’ protests

Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would not tolerate demonstrations after they toppled his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Sri Lanka President Sworn in Eyeing Unity Government

Sri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the crisis-hit South Asian nation, as officials said he was looking to form a unity government to manage the turmoil. The 73-year-old veteran politician, who was overwhelmingly elected as head of state in a parliamentary vote…

The Hindu

Six Tamil Nadu fishermen held, mechanised boat impounded by Sri Lankan Navy

The Rameswaram fishermen arrested on charges of poaching on July 20, detained at Talaimannar district of Sri Lanka

The News Lens

China, India Vie for Influence in Sri Lanka Amid Economic Turmoil

Sri Lanka — with its strategic location at the crossroads of busy shipping routes — has become an arena of geopolitical rivalry and maritime competition between India and China.

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.

France 24

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka swears in new president

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.

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