Sri Lankan authorities lifted the curfew, imposed in the Western province after the eruption of violence in the capital. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is yet to resign.
The government building includes the President’s house, Presidential Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office.
Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Yapa Abeywardena said that he is yet to receive the resignation letter from the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had informed both Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena and PM Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign on...
The island nation’s present situation reminds one of what India went through in the 1990s. Except, India managed to salvage the situation before it reached a...
President Rajapaksa signed on Monday his resignation letter, dated for July 1, and it was later handed over to a senior government official who will hand it...
The entire Sri Lankan Cabinet will resign and hand over their responsibilities to a new all-party interim government as soon as it is formed, Prime Minister...
President Rajapaksa has announced that he will step down on July 13 after protesters stormed his official residence and set the house of Prime Minister Ranil...
Sri Lanka is going through the worst economic crisis since its independence from Britain in 1948, and needs to obtain at least USD 4 billion to tide over the...
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has extended school closures for one week because there isn’t enough fuel for teachers and parents to get children to classrooms.
The police said such attempts to flee the country are due to the ongoing economic crisis and have increased since the early part of this year.
The Sri Lankan government is exploring options to purchase discounted oil from Russia, as the island nation desperately looks to replenish its dwindling fuel...
Senior U.S. officials have arrived in Sri Lanka to find ways to help the island nation in the throes of an unprecedented economic crisis and severe shortages...
Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera insisted that the government was exploring options to buy oil from Russia.
The protesters last night blocked the two entry points to the presidential secretariat in addition to the entrance which they have been continuously blocking...
The event saw participation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Nandalal Weerasinghe, senior officials and representatives from various businesses...
State fuel entity officials raided the station and ordered the entire stock of fuel to be released at the pre-increased prices.
Sri Lanka's Parliament met for a crucial session on Tuesday, the first after the appointment of new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, as the country looks...
Sri Lankan court imposed a travel ban on former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, his son Namal Rajapaksa and 15 others in view of investigations against them for the...
Sri Lanka’s main Opposition SJB has split over the choice of the next prime minister as its leader Sajith Premadasa is unwilling to be the prime minister in...
Sri Lankan authorities deployed troops and military vehicles in the streets to ensure public security in the Capital amidst nationwide protests over the...
India on Tuesday said it is fully supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery, a day after the island nation's PM Mahinda Rajapaksa...
The ancestral home of the Rajapaksas in Hambantota has been set on fire by a group of anti-government protestors, hours after Mahinda Rajapaksa, the patriarch...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer to stand down as the prime minister on Monday, as pressure mounts on the embattled government led by his...
Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry has appealed to the public to assist it in managing the current economic crisis and unrest in the country with utmost...
