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Ranil Wickremesinghe says Beijing offers ‘a few hundred million dollars’ as Colombo seeks IMF bailout
Economic crisis deepens as nation misses interest payments on two international sovereign bonds
Grace period for Colombo to make interest payments on two international bonds expired on Wednesday
Heir to country’s most powerful political dynasty appoints new PM in desperate bid to remain in office
A member of the nation’s defining political dynasty, the president never learnt how to govern
National emergency extended after violent demonstrations over economic crisis
Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down to pave way for cross-party government
Indian Ocean island nation has been rocked by protests against food, medicine and fuel shortages
Financial turmoil and mass demonstrations weaken family that has dominated politics for years
Rupee sheds a third of its value against the dollar as deepening crisis raises threat of default
Economic crisis and protests threaten to tip country into political chaos
Unrest has been stoked by a foreign currency crunch, rolling blackouts and fuel shortages
Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government is struggling to counter fuel shortages, blackouts and inflation
Visitors from Russia and Ukraine were part of island’s plan to boost foreign currency reserves
Voters reward political dynasty with landslide victory for coronavirus control
Political dynasty will move country closer to China as debt crisis looms, say analysts
Move likely to increase strain on public finances and put country on collision course with IMF
Tilting to India and west may depend on Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s handling of hardliners
The new president carries shadows from his role as defence secretary
Ex-defence chief leads family comeback amid public fury over Easter terror attacks
A return to power for the Rajapaksa family could strengthen China’s sway over the strategic island
Stunning switch of loyalties plunges country into constitutional chaos
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