Sri Lanka acting President Wickremesinghe declares emergency

Jul 18, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 : Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island...

EU, US voice concerns over imposition of emergency in Sri Lanka

May 07, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 : After the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared an island-wide state of emergency, the envoys of the European...

Sri Lanka: Failing economy forces auto drivers to sell flags at Galle Face

May 16, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16, : Sri Lanka is facing a large-scale economic crisis, a level of economic emergency of unprecedented nature, with nationwide...

Sri Lanka PM declares emergency as President Rajapaksa flees to Maldives

Jul 13, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 : Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday declared an emergency and imposed a curfew in the western...

Emergency in Sri Lanka: PM cannot exercise President's powers, says Oppn leader Sajith Premadasa

Jul 13, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 : Amid reports that embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the interim President...

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to resign

May 07, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 : Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is learnt to have responded positively to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's request to...