Sri Lanka's Tamil political parties will meet President Ranil Wickremesinghe here on Tuesday to discuss a peaceful resolution to their long-standing disputes.
Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Dullas Alahapperuma, a dissident ruling party MP backed by the main opposition, and leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake were proposed by lawmakers...
India has said that it looks forward to an early solution of Sri Lanka’s situation related to the government and its leadership through democratic means.
Protesters have been camping outside the presidential office, demanding the resignation of former President Rajapaksa, and Wickremesinghe, a key Rajapaksa ally.
The diesel and petrol retail prices have been reduced by Rupees 20 each. Both had been raised by Rs 50 and 60 at the end of May
Demonstrators, who have been protesting outside the President’s office for the past few months, stormed inside the premises and were reportedly seen jumping into the swimming pool, entering the kitchen and grabbing...
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was on Thursday sworn in as the country's eighth president after he won a parliamentary ballot, has called for bipartisanship to address the unprecedented economic crisis the country is facing.
The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on Sunday continued to occupy the residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, a day after they stormed into the premises and set on fire one of...
The IMF has concluded a round of policy-level talks with Prime Minister Wickremesinghe who is also Finance Minister and there were some financial issues to be...
Wickremesinghe said that India, China and Japan are leading the list of countries that provided Sri Lanka with loans and assistance during the worst financial...
While addressing the nation, President Gotabaya said that after appointing the new Prime Minister and Government, a constitutional amendment will be moved to...
President Gotabaya stepping down will not solve Sri Lanka’s economic issues but will bring down the anger in the streets. But is there anyone brave enough to...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has repeatedly defied calls to quit while his brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksha has come under fire for...
President Rajapaksa’s decision was to ensure public security and maintain essential services so as to make sure a smooth functioning of the country, the...
The crisis is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which has meant that the country cannot afford to pay for imports of staple foods and fuel, leading...
Rajapaksa on Monday appointed a new 17-member Cabinet that excluded his close relatives except Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in history. With long lines for fuel, cooking gas, essentials in short supply and long hours of...
He also appealed to the protesters to end their anti-government agitation and said that every minute spent on streets deprives the country of dollar inflow.
The move comes as Sri Lanka's main Opposition party SJB on Friday announced that it will move a no-confidence motion against the government of President...
President Gotabaya Rakapaksa declared the public emergency on April 1 because of the mass scale protests planned for April 3 against the current economic...
In a letter to the President, Sabri said that he took up the job as part of a temporary measure
The move is aimed at preventing masses from gathering in Colombo to protest the government’s failure to provide relief to the public suffering from shortages...
India will have to balance its support for Tamils with its overall Security Concerns to ensure it does not push Colombo back into China’s waiting arms.
