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China's Xi offers Sri Lanka's new president support amid crisis

Chinese President Xi Jinping offered Sri Lanka's new president his support on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as the Indian Ocean island grapples with its worst economic crisis in decades.

Reuters

Colombo: BBC says its journalist was 'beaten, punched' by army

BBC's video journalist in Colombo was allegedly "punched" by a member of the Sri Lankan army, his phone snatched and footage deleted, BBC reported today.

Newslaundry

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…

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Sri Lanka swears Dinesh Gunawardena in as new prime minister

Appointment of veteran politician comes after security forces clear anti-government protest site in Colombo.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka security forces raid protest camp after Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in

Nine people were arrested

Evening Standard

Security Forces Smash Sri Lanka's Main Protest Camp

Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital early Friday and evicted activists hours before the new president was due to name a cabinet. The raid came a day after veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the crisis-hit country's new leader, replacing Gotabaya…

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Sri Lanka president expected to keep finance portfolio - source

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to keep the finance portfolio and could also appoint a junior minister to help him out with the department's work, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.

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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe cracks down on civil unrest with police raids against protesters

Amid the climate of political distrust he has inherited, the new President has named Dinesh Gunewardena — an ally of his predecessor — Prime Minister.

ABC News

Rajapaksa ally named Sri Lanka's prime minister after capital protest site cleared

Sri Lankans have taken to the streets for months demanding their leaders resign over the economic crisis. The protests forced out former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week.

WEKU

Sri Lanka: Veteran leader Dinesh Gunawardena appointed as new Prime Minister

As per Lankan media, Gunawardena is closely associated with the Rajapaksa family, which may dent his credibility. Read more on Dynamite News:

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How crisis unfolded in Sri Lanka

A deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka sparked mass protests that forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country, leaving his successor, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to declare a state of emergency while seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

Reuters

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 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

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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.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Droupadi Murmu elected 15th President of India; Troops raid Sri Lanka’s main protest site, and more

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Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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.

The Hindu

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

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

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