Protestors claimed that the area was designated as an agitation site by the previous government of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, so there was no need to quit the protest site.
Sri Lanka crisis: Wickremesinghe urged all political parties to come together to take the country out of the economic mess and repay the debt.
Sri Lanka crisis: He further said that there is no point in blaming former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the economic crisis but rather urged all political parties to come together to take the country out of the economic mess and repay the debt.
A day after registering a win against Pakistan with 5-0, India notched up another convincing win.
The island nation of 22 million is in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to severe shortages of fuel and other essentials. “Until an adequate macroeconomic policy framework is in place, the World Bank does not plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka,” it said in a statement.
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If Pakistan manages to chase down the target of 508, they will set a new world record topping the West Indies' 418 against Australia in 2003 as the highest-ever successful fourth innings run chase.
Sri Lanka news: Wickremesinghe, 73, was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president after he was elected by lawmakers to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the country and resigned in the face of public revolt against his government for mismanaging the economy.
Sri Lanka crisis: Though dubbed as the “war hero”, his role in ending the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with the death of its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009 is quite divisive as he stands accused of violating human rights, a charge he vehemently denies.
The Sri Lankan team led by Dimuth Karunatane was heavily criticized for their strategies and tactics as they failed to defend a mammoth total of 342 runs in the first test match of the series. But it seems as if things have turned around for the Sri Lankan attack, especially their spin bowling.
SL vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 3, Highlights: Sri Lanka lead by 323 runs at Stumps
SL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 2 Highlights: Pakistan 191/7, trail by 187 runs at Stumps
Sri Lanka crisis: The presidential secretariat which was occupied by the protesters from July 9 till Friday last is re-opened and the staff reported to work on Monday, officials said.
SL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 1, Highlights: SL - 315/6 at Stumps
Sri Lanka Crisis: Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers.
Sri Lanka crisis: Gunawardena's election as Prime Minister comes amid economic turmoil in Sri Lanka, and people protesting against it. On Thursday, Ranil Wickremesinghe was inducted as the President of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka economic crisis: The armed soldiers were deployed in a bid to control the protestors who have been protesting against the new Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe outside the premises of the Sri Lankan Presidential Secretariat.
Sri Lanka crisis: Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's President by lawmakers and sworn in on Thursday as the 8th president.
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