A Sri Lankan student has been charged with the mass murder of a mother, her four children, and their friend. Febrio De-Zoysa, 19, is accused of killing the family and their lodger, who had recently immigrated from Lanka, inside a home in Ottawa, Canada. The victims are: …
Read More »As they took over the president’s house, Sri Lankan protesters stopped to savor its luxuries.
They did flips into the pool. They lounged on canopied beds. And on wide-screen televisions, they watched cricket and news footage of their fellow protesters, who had massed in Sri Lanka’s capital and joined them in storming the presidential residence and secretariat. After months of growing economic deprivation, of fuel …
Read More »Sri Lankan Beggar’s Opera
The ongoing financial crisis in Sri Lanka has also triggered a sharp drop in the value of the country’s currency. Opinion by Neville de Silva (london) Wednesday, July 06, 2022 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jul 06 (IPS) – When Ceylon – now Sri Lanka – gained independence from Britain in 1948 …
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