Sri Lanka

Singapore: Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will extend his stay in Singapore, as his short-term visit pass has been extended by another 14 days, local media reported. Sri Lanka's cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said…

Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth President before the Parliament on Thursday, vowed to crackdown on protesters who took over President's House and Prime Minister's Office. Wickremesinghe, who was…

Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the eighth President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament premises on Thursday. He was sworn in before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Daily Mirror reported. In the election held in…

Colombo:  Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was elected as the new president of Sri Lanka in an election held in parliament on Wednesday, called on all legislators, including the opposition parliamentarians, to unite and work together with him to…

New Delhi:  The Centre has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday on the Sri Lankan crisis which will be briefed by Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar. India has maintained that it stands by the people of Sri Lanka. The…

London: Sri Lanka is in the midst of a deep and unprecedented economic crisis that has sparked huge protests and seen its president quit after fleeing the country - but other countries could be at risk of similar troubles, according to the…

Colombo: Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a nationwide state of emergency with effect from Monday. Acting President Wickremesinghe declared the emergency in the interests of public security, the protection of…

Colombo: Sri Lanka's state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) have reduced the retail price of fuel. The two state-owned oil companies reduced the retail price of fuel from Sunday…

Colombo: Sri Lankan acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has revealed that the G7 alliance on global food crisis has offered the country US$ 14 million aid to spend on food. During an international conference on food security, acting…

Colombo: Sri Lanka will witness three hours power cuts in the next two days, i.e. July 18 and 19, announced the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL). One hour and 40 minutes of power shedding will be imposed during the…