Sri Lanka: Security forces raid main anti-government protest camp in Colombo
Jul 22, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday raided the main anti-government protest camp in Colombo city and even started pulling down tents.
India denies influencing Sri Lankan leaders amid Presidential poll
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:58 pm
Colombo: India on Wednesday rejected reports "baseless" and "purely speculative" reports that it influenced Sri Lanka political leaders on the elections of Sri Lankan President.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe wins presidential election
Jul 20, 2022, at 06:26 pm
Colombo: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe clinched the Presidential election held in the Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka to vote to elect a new President today
Jul 20, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan legislators will vote to elect a new President on Wednesday, days after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid protests against the ongoing economic crisis.
Sri Lanka: Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, 2 others to contest for president's seat tomorrow
Jul 19, 2022, at 11:40 pm
Colombo: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka and Dullas Allahapperuma will contest for the presidency on Wednesday, a seat which became vacant after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from the nation amid protests.
Sri Lankan crisis highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas, feel experts
Jul 19, 2022, at 06:08 am
Beijing: Analysts have cautioned the current political turmoil in Sri Lanka is emerging as a warning sign for Chinese companies that are planning to invest in overseas markets.
India emerges as top lender to Sri Lanka
Jul 18, 2022, at 08:24 pm
Colombo: India has surpassed China to become the top lender to Sri Lanka after coming to Colombo's rescue in a big way following the island nation's worst economic crisis, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Sri Lanka Crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe declares state of emergency
Jul 18, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a State of Emergency across the island nation from Monday.
Sri Lanka is warning sign for countries with high debt levels, says IMF Director
Jul 17, 2022, at 10:19 pm
Colombo: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said Sri Lanka has become a warning sign for those countries with high debt levels and limited policy space.
Sri Lanka is warning sign for countries with high debt levels, says IMF Director
Jul 17, 2022, at 10:17 pm
Colombo: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said Sri Lanka has become a warning sign for those countries with high debt levels and limited policy space.
3-hour power cut announced in Sri Lanka for two days
Jul 17, 2022, at 06:18 pm
Colombo/UNI: As Sri Lanka continues to face an economic crisis, the Public Utilities Commission has approved power cuts for three hours on Monday and Tuesday.
Steps discussed to provide essentials: Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe
Jul 16, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said the government has decided to implement an urgent programme to supply fuel, gas and essential food items to the people amid the country's worst economic crisis.
Sri Lanka fuel crisis: Postal services suspended for four nations
Jul 16, 2022, at 10:50 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities have temporarily suspended accepting the postal shipments for the USA, Netherlands, Israel and Russian due to the suspension and restriction of flights to Sri Lanka due to fuel crisis, media reports said on Saturday.
First consignment of diesel arrives in Colombo: Minister
Jul 16, 2022, at 10:25 pm
Colombo: Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera on Saturday said a consignment of diesel has arrived in the Colombo port.
Sri Lankan Economic Crisis: Supermarkets in Colombo run out of food
Jul 16, 2022, at 08:08 pm
Colombo: Supermarkets in Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo are rapidly running out of food and other essential commodities.
Ensure peaceful and constitutional transfer of power in Sri Lanka, urges UN Resident Coordinator
Jul 16, 2022, at 08:05 pm
New York: The head of the UN Country Team in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution, following weeks of protests that finally saw the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday.
Sri Lanka begins process of choosing leader to replace ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Jul 16, 2022, at 06:48 pm
Colombo/UNI: Lawmakers in Sri Lanka are about to meet to begin the process of choosing a new leader to serve out the remainder of the term abandoned by the ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic collapse, Khaleej Times reported.
Sri Lankan govt decides to extend school holidays till July 20 amid fuel crisis
Jul 16, 2022, at 12:14 am
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Education Ministry on Friday announced to extend the school holidays till July 20
Sri Lanka crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oath as interim president
Jul 15, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday took oath as the new interim President of the country, giving a new twist to the political crisis of the country.
Jubilation breaks out in Sri Lanka over Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation
Jul 15, 2022, at 06:00 am
Colombo/IBNS/UNI: Delighted demonstrators greeted news of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation with firecrackers on Thursday evening.
Gotabaya resigns as Sri Lankan President: Maldivian Speaker
Jul 15, 2022, at 05:26 am
Male: Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday stepped down as the President of Sri Lanka, Mohamed Nasheed, former Maldivian President and current Speaker said.
Sri Lanka's consensus PM's to be announced on Friday
Jul 14, 2022, at 09:22 pm
Colombo: The name of the new Sri Lankan Prime Minister will be announced on Friday, MP Harsha de Silva said on Thursday.
1 killed, 2 assaulted in Sri Lanka protests
Jul 14, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Colombo/UNI: A protester was killed in tear-gassing by security forces and two soldiers were in hospital on Thursday after being seriously injured in attacks by demonstrators in the Sri Lankan capital, media reports and officials said.
Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to leave Male for Singapore
Jul 14, 2022, at 07:17 pm
Male/UNI: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who flew in here before dawn on Wednesday, is set to leave the Indian Ocean atoll nation Thursday, apparently to Singapore, media reports said.
Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe wants 'order restored', asked to resign at all-party meet
Jul 14, 2022, at 03:13 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka's political leaders met for an all-party meeting Wednesday amid another day of massive protests and have asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to resign letting the parliament Speaker take over as acting President after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives.
Jul 13, 2022, at 10:05 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka is witnessing another day of protests as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the crisis-hit nation by handing over his charges to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Sri Lanka crisis: SLRC, ITN telecasting goes off air amid escalating protests
Jul 13, 2022, at 09:40 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) and Independent Television Network (ITN) have suspended their live and recorded telecasts as the corporation premises were surrounded by protesters, Daily Mirror reported.
Ranil Wickremesinghe takes over as acting President of Sri Lanka
Jul 13, 2022, at 08:09 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken over as the acting President of the nation, hours after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives amid protests against him in the country, media reports said.
Jul 13, 2022, at 07:57 pm
Colombo: Hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe ordered a curfew in the Western Province of Sri Lanka with immediate effect and ordered an emergency law island-wide, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jul 13, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was scheduled to announce his resignation on Wednesday, has fled the nation on a military jet, media reports said.