Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Jaffna cultural centre imparts healing touch, bonds Indian and Sri Lankan Tamils

Participating in the dedication of the Jaffna Cultural Centre, constructed with the Indian government's grant, to the people of Sri…

1 year ago

Sri Lanka’s Galle Face demonstrators move court against eviction from protest site

<p> Many people at the Galle Face protest site have approached the court of appeal requesting it to stop the…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka’s economic collapse needs immediate attention: UN human rights experts

<p> <strong>A group of human rights experts affiliated with the United Nations have pressed the alarm button over Sri Lanka’s…

2 years ago

Resuming talks with IMF will be priority for Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s new President

<p> <strong>Resuming talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a rescue package will be the immediate task for Ranil…

2 years ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe elected President of Sri Lanka

<p> Ranil Wickremesinghe, 73, was elected as the new President of Sri Lanka today with the backing of the Rajapaksa…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka’s economy to contract more than 6% as political turmoil takes its toll

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s central bank has warned that the bankrupt country’s economy could contract by more than 6 per cent…

2 years ago

Protestors take over Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s residence amid chaos in Colombo

<p> There was complete chaos in Sri Lanka as protestors who had gathered outside the Prime Minister’s office took over…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka’s economic mess will not be resolved soon, as civil society stands alienated

<p> <strong>For bankrupt Sri Lanka, the process of revival will be painful, uncertain as well as long-drawn. People's patience has…

2 years ago

India sends fertiliser to Sri Lanka to meet sowing requirements

<p> <strong>India has rushed 44,000 tonnes of urea to the bankrupt Sri Lanka to facilitate in meeting the domestic requirements…

2 years ago

Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s economic crisis to deepen further as IMF talks are delayed

<p> <strong>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) which has been in talks with bankrupt Sri Lanka for a rescue package said…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya finally agrees to go, PM Wickremesinghe too will quit as protesters burn his house

<p> Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down on Wednesday, after protesters stormed the presidential palace and…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka’s economic mess to continue till 2023, says Wickremesinghe

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka, which is in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis hit by food and fuel shortage, is…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka’s economy contracts further as government battles to procure essential supplies

<p> <strong>The road ahead for Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is getting tougher and more uncertain as the country’s…

2 years ago

IMF team lands in Colombo–Sri Lanka finally starts talks on a rescue package

<p> <strong>Cash strapped Sri Lanka has started the much awaited talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a rescue…

2 years ago

Govt offices in Sri Lanka shut from tomorrow as the country is left with no fuel

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka has run out of fuel. The Ranil Wickremesinghe government has now announced shutting down of public sector…

2 years ago

Disposing dead bodies in Sri Lanka becomes a challenge as gas shortage now hits crematoriums

<p>  </p> <p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s deepening economic crisis has not spared even the country’s dead. The island nation does not…

2 years ago

Lankan PM Wickremesinghe discusses economic, political challenges with US Secretary Blinken

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took charge two months ago and is currently battling the toughest battle…

2 years ago

For survival, Sri Lanka may need help before an IMF package is finalised

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took charge two months ago, is currently battling the toughest battle of…

2 years ago

World Bank’s assistance to Sri Lanka will provide Wickremesinghe the much needed breather

<p> <strong>The World Bank loan of $700 million to cash strapped Sri Lanka will provide the Ranil Wickremesinghe government the…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka PM assures parliament of sufficient fuel stocks till mid-June

<p> Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday assured the country's lawmakers that the island nation has been able…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka has no money to pay even one ship carrying fuel

<p> <strong>Cash starved Sri Lanka, which has run out of fuel, asked its citizens not to queue up at gas…

2 years ago