Mahinda and Basil’s brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former Sri Lankan President, arrived in Singapore on July 14 on a private visit from the Maldives after he fled his country to escape a popular uprising against his government's economic mismanagement.
Sri Lankans had been protesting for months over the country's economic crisis that has led to a severe shortage of many essential imported items like...
The constitutional reform was a major plank of the agreement between Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe when he took over the job of prime minister on May 12.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday wrote to 225 lawmakers in Parliament to join him in a multi-party government to face the crisis.
During a debate in Parliament, the Opposition lawmakers accused Wickremesinghe of ordering a crackdown on the peaceful protesters by using the state of...
Crypto enthusiasts have long argued that political and economic instability in Sri Lanka will lead to a flight towards crypto.
The petitioners claimed that the three persons were directly responsible for the unsustainability of Sri Lanka’s foreign debt, its debt default and the...
Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, PM Gunawardena said the Sri Lankan government is ready to listen to the democratic public protests, but they could not...
The country is currently holding talks with the IMF and other foreign countries on financial aid to tide over the current economic crisis.
Sri Lanka's fuel and energy sectors are the worst hit by the forex shortages triggered by the unprecedented economic crisis.
The Indian government assistance to Sri Lanka has reached almost USD 4 billion since January this year.
Protesters have been camping outside the presidential office, demanding the resignation of former President Rajapaksa, and Wickremesinghe, a key Rajapaksa...
Meanwhile, police have started an investigation under the charge of trespassing against the people who occupied the President’s Secretariat between July 9...
If we lift the burning veil of current affairs can we still steal a glimpse of the picturesque and leafy island? Arijit Ghosh writes about the emerald island,...
The experts noted that this crisis has had a serious impact on the enjoyment of human rights for the entire population.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram had attended an all-party meeting called by the government on the Sri Lankan crisis on Tuesday.
The economic crisis also sparked a political crisis in the country after a popular uprising against the government.
The economic crisis also sparked a political crisis in the country after a popular uprising against the government.
The new President will have a mandate to serve out the rest of Rajapaksa’s term, which ends in November 2024.
This is for the first time in 44 years that Sri Lanka's Parliament will directly elect a president.
Vajira Abeywardena, a key Wickremesinghe aide, predicted that the acting president would emerge the runaway winner with 125 votes.
The acting President said he has authorised Sri Lanka’s armed forces and the police to take whatever action is necessary to stop people from storming public...
The economic crisis also sparked a political crisis in the country after a popular uprising against the government, forcing Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the...
The total foreign financing disbursements made during the period amounted to USD 968.8 million, of which, USD 968.1 million was disbursed as loans while USD...
The 225-member Parliament is expected to elect the new president on July 20. The seat fell vacant after Rajapaksa’s resignation last week.
