Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Rajapaksa flees: PM’s office
Colombo, Jul 13 (PTI) Sri Lanka on Wednesday declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet in the face of a…
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed as acting President: Speaker
Colombo, Jul 13 (PTI) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed as the country's acting President after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet on…
India denies ‘baseless and speculative’ media reports about facilitating President Gotabaya’s visit to the Maldives
Colombo, Jul 13 (PTI) India on Wednesday categorically denied "baseless and speculative" media reports that it facilitated the travel of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to the Maldives…
Maldivian Parliament Speaker Nasheed negotiated President Rajapaksa’s escape from Sri Lanka: Sources
Colombo/Male, Jul 13 (PTI) Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's escape from the country to the Maldives was negotiated by the Maldivian Parliament Speaker and former president Mohamed Nasheed, sources said…
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe’s private residence in Colombo set on fire by protestors
Colombo, Jul 9 (PTI) A group of protesters on Saturday entered the private residence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and set it on fire amid a massive public protest…
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign on July 13, says Parliament Speaker
Colombo, Jul 9 (PTI) Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would resign on Wednesday, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced late Saturday night, hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official…
Lankan PM Wickremesinghe offers to resign to make way for all-party government; President Rajapaksa’s whereabouts unknown
Colombo, Jul 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday offered to resign and form an all-party government, hours after thousands of protesters stormed the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa…
Sri Lanka to organise donor conference of friendly countries like India, China and Japan: PM Wickremesinghe
Colombo, Jul 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday that Sri Lanka will organise a donor conference of friendly countries like India, China and Japan once a…
Sri Lanka in engagement with China to amend terms of USD 1.5 billion currency swap deal: Report
Colombo, Jun 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka is discussing with China to amend the terms and conditions of the USD 1.5 billion currency swap deal with Beijing so that it can…
Blinken assures Sri Lanka of support to promote American investments once the IMF negotiations are over
Colombo, Jun 14 (PTI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured crisis-hit Sri Lanka of support to promote American investments in the country after the completion of IMF negotiations,…
Sri Lanka’s fuel supplies in crisis with last shipments under Indian credit line to arrive this month
Colombo, Jun 11 (PTI) The last of the fuel shipments due under the Indian Line of Credit are arriving in Sri Lanka this month with no indications on the sustenance…
Detention of Russia’s Aeroflot aircraft in Colombo is private legal issue: Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe
Colombo, Jun 5 (PTI) Amidst a diplomatic row between Russia and Sri Lanka over the detention of an Aeroflot aircraft here, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Moscow that the…
