Sri Lanka cabinet expansion: President Rajapaksa swears in 8 more ministers amid crisis, finance minister yet to be appointed
Sri Lanka cabinet expansion: The new ministers belong to the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and its allies -- the SLFP and the EPDP, a Tamil minority party in the north.
May 23, 2022, 14:24 PM IST
Sri Lanka unrest: 1,500 people arrested in connection with May 9 violence
On May 9, violence erupted in Sri Lanka after supporters of former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa attacked peaceful anti-government protesters demanding his ouster over the country's worst economic crisis that led to acute shortages of staple food, fuel and power.
May 23, 2022, 11:38 AM IST
