Just days after news broke that Channel Four’s documentary on the Easter attacks had been dismissed as a hoax by the committee led by Judge Imam – appointed by President…
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Meet the founder who built and sold a $600M enterprise software startup from Sri Lanka
Sanjiva Weerawarana is a Sri Lankan success story. He founded enterprise software firm WSO2 in 2005, got it close to $100 million in ARR as its CEO, then sold it…
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Sri Lanka ends visas for hundreds of thousands of Russians staying there to avoid war
Sri Lanka has told hundreds of thousands of Russians and some Ukrainians staying in the country to escape the war that they must leave in the next two weeks, immigration officers said. The…
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In the whirlwind of Sri Lankan politics, last week’s visit by Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) to India carved a narrative that has both intrigued and polarised the political arena. This…
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President Wickremesinghe Delivers IMF Deal for Sri Lanka
Copenhagen (13/11 – 37.5) When Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as Sri Lanka’s president in July after a popular uprising ousted his predecessor, the South Asian island nation was engulfed in…
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London (04/11 – 50) US government last week intervened in a lawsuit triggered by Hamilton Reserve Bank in St Kitts & Nevis. Somehow, a small bank based in a county…
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President Wickremesinghe’s Contribution To Securing IMF Loan For Sri Lanka
Brussels (08/11 – 50) On March 20, the IMF approved a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support Sri Lanka amid its economic crisis. The approval is expected to…
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Sri Lanka Reawakens Political Activism
Copenhagen (14/11 – 40) The massive mobilization and sustained pressure jolted the Sri Lankan presidency of the previously all-powerful Gotabaya Rajapaksa, prompted mass resignations from the government at the time,…
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Notorious Benjamin Wey Sues Sri Lanka For $250 Million
London (05/11 – 44.44) Benjamin Wey, a Chinese-American financier, founder of Fintech Holdings and a history of legal trouble, is suing Sri Lanka for $250 million. Wey claims that he was…
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Sri Lanka Remains in Economic Crisis, Impinges Human Rights
London (15/11 – 67) The streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka, erupted into celebration on July 13, 2022 after weeks of peaceful protests forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country. Rajapaksa, long…