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Analysis: Political turmoil could hinder any chance of tackling the ongoing economic crisisOn Thursday morning, 45 years to the day since he was first elected to parliament, Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the eighth president of Sri Lanka, replac…
Read MorePopular opposition to Ranil Wickremesinghe’s election by MPs could spill over into violence as he picks an old schoolmate as PMSri Lanka was braced for more unrest after newly appointed president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, vowed to crack down on the protes…
Read MoreMPs pick ex-PM seen as close to ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a move likely to frustrate protestersSri Lanka’s prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been elected as president to replace the ousted Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a result that is likely…
Read MoreSajith Premadasa instead pledges support for splinter faction of ruling party that could upset PM’s bid to become presidentSri Lanka’s main opposition leader, Sajith Premadasa, has withdrawn from the presidential race and thrown his support behind a ri…
Read MoreProfile: Six-time PM may be unacceptable to many of the same protesters who forced out predecessorThere are few who have been stalwarts of Sri Lankan politics in the last half-century quite like the man often referred to as “the fox”.Ranil Wickremesing…
Read MoreProtesters angry prime minister who they say propped up Rajapaksa dynasty in running to lead country Sri Lanka’s political crisis is looks likely to continue this week after the ruling party decided to nominate the prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe,…
Read MoreSri Lanka’s triumphant protesters celebrate Rajapaska’s departure, but say bigger systemic changes still neededFor more than three months, Eshan Dias has spent every night living in a makeshift tarpaulin tent in the centre of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s comme…
Read MoreRanil Wickremesinghe to serve until MPs vote for new leader next week after months of protests over economic crisisSri Lanka’s prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been sworn in as the country’s interim president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa officiall…
Read MoreGotabaya Rajapaksa fled country on Wednesday after protesters occupied presidential palaceGotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned as president of Sri Lanka a day after fleeing weeks of mass protests over the country’s economic crisis.Rajapaksa’s office said hi…
Read MoreCountry in state of emergency amid protests against president, who is reported to be heading for Saudi ArabiaThe Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has arrived in Singapore, with his final destination reported to be Saudi Arabia, as the beleague…
Read MorePresident has fled the country but protesters say they will not stop fighting until there is ‘freedom from corrupt leaders’He had been elected on the back of a chauvinistic roar of ultranationalism. But in the end Sri Lanka’s strongman president, Gotab…
Read MoreState of emergency declared as protesters reject premier Ranil Wickremesinghe acting as president and demand he and Gotabaya Rajapaksa resignProtests erupted in Sri Lanka on Wednesday after the president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled to the Maldives on a m…
Read MoreThe inside story of Rajapaksa family infighting that toppled a country into violence and bankruptcyDilith Jayaweera can still recall the moment he realised Sri Lanka was hurtling, unstoppably, towards financial ruin.It was around October 2021 and Jayaw…
Read MoreAs country’s situation worsens, supplies have dried up – leaving drivers queuing overnight and unable to make vital journeysIt was, said the doctor, an avoidable delay that would haunt these parents for ever. When their two-year-old daughter first refu…
Read MoreStrongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s position looks weak amid an economic crisis that threatens to turn into starvationHe was once known as “The Terminator”, the most feared man in Sri Lankan politics. But today, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s name can hardl…
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