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Russian ‘white party’ in Sri Lanka sparks outrage

Hosts of the event said they didn't mean to be racist, but just wanted to meet other long-term expats.

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This new walking trail is changing the lives of women in Sri Lanka

The first of the Pekoe Trail’s 22 segments was opened in 2021, shining a light on life in Sri Lanka’s tea estates.

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Elephant leaves Sri Lanka and returns to Thailand after diplomatic row

A 29 year old Thai elephant that was gifted to Sril Lanka 20 years ago, flew back to his birth country in Thailand after a row about the animal's alleged mistreatment.

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Watch: elephants eating plastic in Sri Lanka

India is planning to ban single use plastics following the death of several animals on the island

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Buddhists around the world celebrate Vesak day

Hundreds of Buddhists gathered at a temple in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, to celebrate Vesak day which commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death.

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IMF approves a €3 billion bailout plan for bankrupt Sri Lanka

The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday it is assessing Sri Lanka’s governance in the first case of an Asian country facing scrutiny for corruption as part of a bailout program.

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Winter sun: Where will your money go the furthest this year?

With the pound at a record low against the dollar, holidays to the US are off the cards. Here’s where you should go instead.

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Sri Lankan protesters disappointed with choice of new president.

Sri Lankans demonstrated outside the presidential office on Wednesday as lawmakers chose Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president.

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Sri Lankan parliament elects Ranil Wickremesinghe as president

Ranil Wickremesinghe a six-time prime minister, is a seasoned politician with wide experience in diplomatic and international affairs.

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PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed interim president of Sri Lanka

He maintained he was committed to safeguarding democracy and promised to establish law and order in the protests-stricken country.

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Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa resigns after fleeing to Singapore

Singaporean authorities say Rajapaksa has been "allowed entry on a private visit" but not to seek asylum. It is thought he might travel on to the United Arab Emirates.

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Sri Lanka waits in confusion, anger for president to resign

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, hours before he was supposed to resign, leaving the prime minister as acting president. The island nation is battling severe shortages of food and fuel, with many blaming Rajapaksa for the economic crisis.

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Tear gas, ambulances at protest outside Sri Lanka PM office

Police fire tear gas at protesters mobbing the Prime minister's residence in Colombo as crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country.

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Sri Lanka: Crowds demand PM's resignation, hours after president flees

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday morning, hours before he was due to step down. Now protesters are turning their anger on the prime minister.

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Crowds gather in Sri Lankan presidential palace

Sri Lanka was in a political vacuum for a second day Monday with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters angry over the country's deep economic woes

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Sri Lankan protestors dive into presidential pool

Demonstrators who ousted Sri Lanka's president from his palace in Colombo on Saturday say they will not leave until he resigns.

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Sri Lanka opposition aims for power after protests force leaders out

The president and prime minister agreed to step down after protesters stormed both leaders' residences on Saturday over the country's economic chaos.

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Protesters storm residence of Sri Lanka president

Sri Lankan protesters demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign forced their way into his official residence and nearby office on Saturday, local media reported.

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President to quit as protesters storm residences over economic chaos

Crowds stormed the president's home and office in Colombo on Saturday, and set the PM's home alight, amid anger over the worst economic crisis in decades.