Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Gotabaya may have to leave Maldives, next destination could be Singapore or UAE

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, president of Sri Lanka, who has fled to the Maldives early today (July 13, 2022), is expected to announce his resignation from office.

Gotabaya appoints PM Wickremesinghe to act as Sri Lanka president

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed to be acting president as incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa was overseas, the parliamentary Speaker announced Wednesday as thousands of protesters demanded both men step down.

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives on air force plane

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, two sources told Reuters, hours before he was due to step down amid widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.

Sri Lanka warns of food shortages as it battles economic crisis

Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to boost productivity.

Wickremesinghe takes oath as Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell crisis

Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis.

Five-time Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to be reappointed, says party official

Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis, a party official said.

Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka's prime minister as political crisis nears end

Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as Sri Lanka's prime minister, making a remarkable comeback weeks after being ousted by President Maithripala Sirisena under controversial circumstances.

July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022

Gotabaya may have to leave Maldives, next destination could be Singapore or UAE

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, president of Sri Lanka, who has fled to the Maldives early today (July 13, 2022), is expected to announce his resignation from office.

July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022

Gotabaya appoints PM Wickremesinghe to act as Sri Lanka president

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed to be acting president as incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa was overseas, the parliamentary Speaker announced Wednesday as thousands of protesters demanded both men step down.

July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives on air force plane

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, two sources told Reuters, hours before he was due to step down amid widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.

May 20, 2022
May 20, 2022

Sri Lanka warns of food shortages as it battles economic crisis

Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to boost productivity.

May 13, 2022
May 13, 2022

Wickremesinghe takes oath as Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell crisis

Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis.

May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022

Five-time Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to be reappointed, says party official

Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis, a party official said.

December 16, 2018
December 16, 2018

Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka's prime minister as political crisis nears end

Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as Sri Lanka's prime minister, making a remarkable comeback weeks after being ousted by President Maithripala Sirisena under controversial circumstances.