Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Namal Rajapaksa has resigned from all his portfolios, sources confirmed. Cabinet Ministers are presently in an urgent cabinet meeting with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. More crucial resignations are expected in the coming hours. Continue reading ‘Cabinet Minister Namal Rajapaksa Resigns ll Portfolios while his Wife Limini Rajapaksa and Parents Leave Sri Lanka for an Undisclosed Destination’ »
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Unimplemented Undertakings, Resolutions & Promises Of Sri Lanka
By Kumarathasan Rasingam – Kumarathasan Rasingam Sri Lanka’s defiance and delaying tactics in implementing its own undertakings and several UNHRC Resolutions by demanding extensions and lame excuses to implement these in good faith and in time. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet mentioned some of the incidents under the section on “Impunity in emblematic cases” in her annual report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2021. The relevant excerpt is as follows: “In previous reports to the Human Rights Council, OHCHR has tracked the investigation and prosecution…
Read MoreSri Lanka Blocks Social Media, Declares Nationwide Curfew To Curb Protests Amid Crisis
The Sri Lanka government imposed a countrywide social media blockade after midnight on Sunday, a day after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led government imposed a 36-hour curfew on Saturday in the island country. According to an internet observatory, the Sri Lankan government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday. According to NetBlocks, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram were among the social media platforms affected. In its tweet, NetBlocks confirmed that Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide social media blackout, restricting access to platforms including Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp,…
Read MoreSri Lanka’s cabinet ministers resign as crisis protesters defy curfew
Sri Lanka’s cabinet ministers have resigned en masse after protests over the government’s handling of the worst economic crisis in decades. All 26 ministers submitted letters of resignation – but not Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa or his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Earlier protesters defied a curfew to take to the streets in several cities. The country is grappling with what is said to be its worst economic crisis since independence from the UK in 1948. It is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which is used to…
Read MoreSri Lanka’s ALL the cabinet ministers resign except PM.
Sri Lanka’s entire cabinet aside from the president and his sibling prime minister resigned from their posts Sunday as the ruling political clan seeks to resolve a mounting economic crisis, with a social media blackout failing to halt another day of anti-government demonstrations. The South Asian island nation is facing severe shortages of food, fuel and other essentials – along with record inflation and crippling power cuts – in its most painful downturn since independence from Britain in 1948. All 26 ministers in the cabinet aside from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother…
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