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Amal Jayasinghe
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Fruit feast as Sri Lanka's first elephant orphanage marks golden jubilee
by Amal Jayasinghe - February 20, 2025 - 11:04am
The Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage lavished pineapples, bananas, melons and cucumbers on its residents to celebrate the anniversary of their home, which is a major tourist attraction.
Sri Lanka votes in first poll since economic collapse
by Amal Jayasinghe - September 21, 2024 - 5:55pm
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka was voting for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial...
Sri Lanka pins economic hopes on China-funded 'Port City' project
by Amal Jayasinghe - September 18, 2024 - 3:15pm
The strategically located Sri Lanka suffered its worst financial meltdown in 2022, when it ran out of dollars to import essentials, sparking street protests that toppled the then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Sri Lanka president submits resignation from Singapore — official
by Amal Jayasinghe - July 15, 2022 - 9:08am
Sri Lanka's president submitted his resignation shortly after reaching Singapore on Thursday, the parliamentary speaker's office said, days after the head of state fled protests triggered by his country's...
Sri Lanka president flees to Maldives ahead of expected resignation
by Amal Jayasinghe - July 13, 2022 - 8:08am
Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country to the Maldives early Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread protests against his island nation's worst-ever economic...
One dead in Sri Lanka shooting as constitutional crisis escalates
by Amal Jayasinghe - October 29, 2018 - 1:09am
A constitutional crisis gripping Sri Lanka since the president's shock dismissal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe erupted into violence yesterday, with a man shot dead and two others injured in Colombo.
Maldives opposition leader wins presidential poll
by Amal Jayasinghe - September 24, 2018 - 8:22am
Opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Maldives' presidential election, results showed Monday, a surprise defeat for President Abdulla Yameen following a campaign observers said was rigged in the strongman's...
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