As Sri Lanka's President Flees To Paradise Island, Embattled PM Appoints Generals To Restore Law & Order In the early hours of Wednesday morning, just before he was expected to resign amid mass protests fueled by a crippling economic crisis, embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Беларусы! Ланкийцы! Вы невероятные! - Журнал Аркадия Бабченко. Пока ланкийцы вскрывают гараж президента и купаются в его бассейне и пользуются его ватными палочками Protestors inside President's House #SriLanka #SriLankaProtests pic.twitter.com/c1waEZ5zMM — Jamila Husain (@Jamz5251) July 9,

Sir Lanka Protesters Storm President's House Amid Economic Meltdown Thousands of protesters stormed Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence as part of an anti-government demonstration calling for his resignation following the country's economic collapse.

Food Riots In Sri Lanka Turn Deadly As Protesters Beat Up Police, Burn Down Politicians' Houses Two months ago, we noted the first Arab Spring 2.0 incident when, as a result of soaring food, energy (and everything else) prices, thousands of angry Iraqis took to the street to protest.

Sri Lanka Cabinet Offers To Resign As Out-Of-Control Inflation Sparks Widespread Social Unrest Update (1535ET): Bloomberg reports that Sri Lanka’s cabinet has submitted its resignation, a ruling party member said, amid rising public anger about the government’s economic policies that