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Sri Lanka marks independence anniversary amid economic woes

Sri Lankan government soldiers march carrying national flags during the 75th Independence Day ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Sri Lanka marks the anniversary of independence from British colonial rule on Feb. 4 each year. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Colombo, Sri Lanka AP Sri Lanka marked its 75th independence anniversary on Saturday as a bankrupt nation, with many citizens angry, anxious and in no mood to celebrate. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has started to improve some but not all of the acute shortages, acknowledged the somber state of the nation, saying in a televised speech, “We […]

Sri Lankan court summons ex-President over 2019 bombings

Sri Lanka Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena 2019

Colombo, Sri Lanka AP A Sri Lankan court issued a summons on Friday ordering an ex-president to appear in a case alleging he failed to prevent suicide bomb attacks in 2019 that killed nearly 270 people. The court ordered ex-President Maithripala Sirisena to appear on 14th October in a complaint filed by a Catholic priest […]