Sri Lankan President declares public emergency after unrest

Apr 01, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 : Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday issued an extraordinary gazette declaring a public emergency in the island...

Sri Lanka acting President Wickremesinghe declares emergency

Jul 18, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 : Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island...

Sri Lankan President revokes State of Emergency

Apr 05, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 : Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday issued a notification revoking the proclamation issued declaring the State of...

Sri Lankan President likely to declare state of emergency

May 06, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 : Sri Lanka President Gotbaya Rajapaksa will declare a state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight, local media...

Sri Lankan Bar Association decries imposition of emergency, says 'stifling protest no solution'

May 07, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 : Expressing grave concern over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's declaration of a state of emergency, Sri Lankan Bar Association urged...

Sri Lanka PM declares emergency as President Rajapaksa flees to Maldives

Jul 13, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 : Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday declared an emergency and imposed a curfew in the western...