Sri Lanka spotlight: From crisis to 2024 election

Supporters of the former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo protest his arrest under corruption charges.
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The Editors
The writer and researcher calls the opposition’s show of support for Wickremesinghe “farcical at best and infuriating at worst”
Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda (left) receives his appointment as National Security Advisor from Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (second from right) at a ceremony in Colombo in 2009. Two other officials stand nearby in the wood-panelled office.
The sanctioned former Sri Lankan navy chief’s memoir contains potential admissions relevant to alleged crimes committed during the country’s civil war, and raises serious questions of publisher accoun ...
Ranil Wickremesinghe surrounded by police and lawyers coming out of the courtroom after being arrested for misusing state funds.
Former president Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested for misuse of public funds, but opposition leaders have opted to grandstand rather than press for reform
Garment workers in Sri Lanka. Both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have significant apparel exports to the United States and will be hit hard if by its proposed import tariffs.
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The Editors
The economist discusses the impact of proposed US tariffs on exports, balance of payments and debt in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and other Southasian countries
Journalists protest to draw attention to media freedom during a day and night protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 18, 2022.
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The Editors
A series chronicling the continued impunity around attacks on journalists in Sri Lanka, including murders and enforced disappearances
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