Tag: Lankas
Tea: Sri Lanka’s tea pickers say they are starving and living in misery
Lipton reviews working conditions The price of a cup of tea: Sri Lanka’s tea pickers report precarious working conditions Tea is picked in the growing countries under sometimes precarious working…
After mass protests: Sri Lanka’s president flees to the Maldives
Status: 07/13/2022 03:17 a.m Sri Lanka’s President Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives in a military plane. The head of state had come under massive pressure because of the severe economic…
Humiliation instead of exodus: Sri Lanka’s president is stuck in the airport VIP lounge
Humiliation instead of fleeing the country Sri Lanka’s president stuck in airport VIP lounge 7/12/2022 8:32 am On Saturday, demonstrators stormed Sri Lanka’s presidential palace due to the severe economic…
Video: Sri Lanka’s President before retiring
Demonstrators had been quite peacefully in the President’s office on Saturday, in the fitness area, in the swimming pool, while taking a nap in the garden. Demonstrators had been quite…
Sri Lanka’s President resigns after ongoing protests
Economic crisis After massive protests: Sri Lanka’s President resigns on Wednesday Demonstrators take part in a demonstration in front of the President’s office in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka…
Sri Lanka’s president on the run, his residence invaded by protesters
A major rally was scheduled for Saturday to demand the resignation of the president of Sri Lanka, who is facing an unprecedented shortage of basic necessities. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya…
Anti-government protests: Sri Lanka’s protesters are not giving up
Status: 04/27/2022 2:46 p.m Thousands of demonstrators have been taking to the streets of Sri Lanka for weeks to demonstrate against President Rajapaksa and the devastating economic crisis. Is there…
After violent protests: Sri Lanka’s President declares a state of emergency
Status: 04/02/2022 1:39 p.m No fuel, no electricity, skyrocketing costs: the island nation of Sri Lanka is suffering from an unprecedented economic crisis. After angry anti-government protests, President Rajapaksa declared…
After violent protests: Sri Lanka’s President declares a state of emergency
Status: 04/02/2022 09:53 a.m No fuel, no electricity, skyrocketing costs. The holiday paradise of Sri Lanka is suffering from an unprecedented economic crisis. After angry anti-government protests, President Rajapaksa declared…