Sri Lanka Crisis: Presidential Secretariat resumes operations after 100 days
The protest, also known as the Aragalaya -- a Sinhalese word for "struggle", disrupted work for a prolonged period at the Presidential Secretariat, which had gone through heavy damages during the agitation and required necessary renovations.
Jul 25, 2022, 14:19 PM IST
Dinesh Guawardena, schoolmate of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister
Born in 1949, Dinesh Gunawardena is the leader of the Trotskyist majority nationalist Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) a constituent party of the ruling SLPP.
Jul 22, 2022, 11:48 AM IST
Sri Lanka crisis: Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as country’s new Prime Minister
Dinesh Gunawardena took the oath as Sri Lanka`s new prime minister today. Gunawardena`s appointment comes a day after six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country`s new president.
Jul 22, 2022, 10:52 AM IST
