Protest in Kalmunai over Tamil political prisoners

Sri Lanka to seek $3 billion in 6 months to stave off crisis

Sri Lanka will need about $3 billion in external assistance in the next six months to help restore supplies of essential items including fuel and medicine, its Finance Minister told Reuters on Saturday. The island nation of 22 million people has been hit by prolonged power cuts and shortages which have drawn protesters out on to the streets and put President Gotabaya Rajapaksa under mounting pressure. “It’s a Herculean task,” Finance Minister Ali Sabry said in his first interview since taking

09 Apr, 2022

Life of Pi star draws attention to crisis in Sri Lanka

Life of Pi star Hiran Abeysekera, drew attention to the crisis in Sri Lanka after winning the award for best actor at the Olivier Awards. A stage adaptation of Life of Pi and a revival of the musical Cabaret were the big winners at Sunday’s Olivier Awards. It was a jubilant night for theatre at the Royal Albert Hall as the stage industry celebrated a year in which performances resumed after lockdown. Cabaret stars Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley won acting prizes while the show was named be

11 Apr, 2022

Demonstrations held in support of Gotabaya

By Easwaran Rutnam Demonstrations were held today at a number of places in support of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The demonstrators said that the President must not resign and must remain in office together with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. A similar demonstration was staged yesterday as well in some parts of the country. Meanwhile, the protest staged at Galle Face against the Government, which has now been given the slogan ?Occupy Galle Face?, continued today despite the adverse weat

10 Apr, 2022