Beijing’s role as a creditor to many countries around the world has come under fresh scrutiny following an uprising in Sri Lanka.
From Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Afghanistan’s Ashraf Ghani, leaders who left their countries in turmoil
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka amid widespread chaos, as it tackles the worst economic crisis. A brief history of leaders who made hasty exits in times of crisis …
Pakistan Reaches Agreement With IMF for $4 Billion Lifeline
The funding is key to stabilizing Pakistan’s economy, and avoiding a Sri Lanka-style financial meltdown.
Sri Lanka protesters in talks to end occupation of official buildings
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s anti-government demonstrators were in talks on Thursday (Jul 14) to hand back official buildings they seizes, protest representatives said, even as they insisted the president and …
Sri Lanka protesters in talks to end occupation of official buildings
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s anti-government demonstrators were in talks on Thursday (Jul 14) to hand back official buildings they seizes, protest representatives said, even as they insisted the president and …
MP SPEAKS | What can Malaysia learn from Sri Lanka?
What is the lesson Malaysia can learn from Sri Lanka? If Sri Lanka had any period in the last seventy years asking itself what went wrong, self-correcting itself and resetting its nation-building …
Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan’s Tour Of Sri Lanka Still On Despite Civil Unrest, Confirms PCB
The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka will continue as planned, despite the country declaring a state of emergency.
Sri Lanka crisis: Airport staff stop ex-finance minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving country
Colombo: Basil Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s former finance minister and younger brother of embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was turned back at Colombo airport on Tuesday as he attempted to leave the …
Sri Lanka: Why the country’s collapsed and what’s next?
The Finance Ministry says Sri Lanka has only $25 million in usable foreign reserves. That has left it without the wherewithal to pay for imports, let alone repay billions in debt. Meanwhile, the Sri …
As Sri Lanka’s ruling Rajapaksas flee, Pandora Papers reveal ties to UAE properties
With furor over the powerful family’s riches at a fever pitch, foiled escape to Dubai spotlights special relationship to the emirate.