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 Lankan security personnel dismantle protest camps outside Presidential Secretariat in Colombo amid late-night clampdown
Sri Lankan crisis: As Sri Lanka scrambles to get back on track after the election of a new President, the people in the country -- who are facing severe economic hardship -- are still uncertain about the future. Amid this uncertainty, Sri Lankans from across the country are lining up at the passport office in Colombo to get a new passport or get their old one renewed, desperate for a way out of the crisis-marred country.
Jul 22, 2022, 07:36 AM IST
Sri Lanka to elect next President, voting underway in Parliament; Ranil Wickremesinghe among top 3 contenders
Sri Lankan crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe and Dullas Alahaperuma are among the top two contenders. Alahapperuma was campaigning hard for the presidential race along with his prime ministerial candidate Sajith Premadasa in a bid to persuade the Tamil MPs to vote for him.
Jul 20, 2022, 11:44 AM IST
Sri Lankan crisis: Three-way fight for Presidency, acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe also in the race
Sri Lankan crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe, 73, will face off against Dullas Alahapperuma, a 63-year-old staunch Sinhala Buddhist nationalist and a key member of the breakaway group of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party and the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 53, it was officially announced in Parliament.
Jul 19, 2022, 12:03 PM IST
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country, India denies reports of facilitating his Maldives trip
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards, left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives on Wednesday.
Jul 13, 2022, 10:28 AM IST
Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives ahead of expected resignation
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards, left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives.
Jul 13, 2022, 06:46 AM IST
Our economy has 'collapsed', says Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe, 'aid from India NOT....'
"The only safe option before us now is to hold discussions with the International Monetary Fund. In fact, this is our only option. We must take this path," said PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said while addressing the Sri Lankan Parliament.
Jun 22, 2022, 17:37 PM IST
Sri Lanka unrest: 1,500 people arrested in connection with May 9 violence
On May 9, violence erupted in Sri Lanka after supporters of former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa attacked peaceful anti-government protesters demanding his ouster over the country's worst economic crisis that led to acute shortages of staple food, fuel and power.
May 23, 2022, 11:38 AM IST
Two weeks on, crisis-torn Sri Lanka lifts emergency
Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had declared a state of emergency with effect from May 6 midnight, the second time in just over a month amidst growing countrywide anti-government protests over the economic crisis.
May 21, 2022, 14:14 PM IST
India says it's NOT sending troops to crisis-torn Sri Lanka: 'Fully support Lanka's democracy'
"The Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India clearly stated yesterday that India fully supports Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery," the Indian mission said on Twitter.
May 11, 2022, 11:25 AM IST
A day after his appointment, Sri Lanka's Finance Minister resigns
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Sabry on Monday (April 4) after dissolving his cabinet and dropping his brother, Basil Rajapaksa, who previously served as finance minister.
Apr 05, 2022, 13:15 PM IST
Milk powder for Rs 1900, sugar Rs 240 a kg: A citizen explains the crisis in Sri Lanka
Powercuts have extended to over 12 hours a day, and there is no predictability since the schedule (for the cuts) appears on the day itself, and then can be changed abruptly, shares Sri Lankan professor and former State Minister of Higher Education, Rajiva Wijesinha
Apr 05, 2022, 09:21 AM IST
Sri Lanka arrests over 600 protestors violating curfew in Western Province
The Police said that 664 individuals were arrested in the Western Province between 10.00 pm last night and 6.00 am today.
Apr 03, 2022, 13:06 PM IST
Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout amid protest over economic crisis
Some two dozen social media platforms were affected including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram.
Apr 03, 2022, 10:07 AM IST
India supplies rice, diesel to Sri Lanka as crisis-hit country declares nationwide public emergency
India handed over a consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel under Indian assistance through the Line of Credit of USD 500 million.
Apr 03, 2022, 08:18 AM IST
Sri Lanka declares emergency as nationwide protests over economic crisis turn violent
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency in the island nation which has a population of around 22 million. This came a day after violent protests over the country's worst economic crisis in decades.
Apr 02, 2022, 06:36 AM IST
Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka as protests against economic crisis turn violent
At least 10 people were injured including journalists after protests held outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa turned violent. Protesters dismantled a wall and hurled bricks at police, before setting a bus alight on a road leading to Gotabaya's residence
Apr 01, 2022, 06:52 AM IST
