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Sri Lanka Latest: President, PM to Resign After Chaotic Protests
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe have...
New Sri Lankan president sworn in, police clear protest site
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVeteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president Thursday to take...
Sri Lanka lawmakers to pick new president among PM, 2 rivals
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will face two rivals in a...
QUOTES-Sri Lanka's parliament picks Wickremesinghe as new president
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSri Lanka's acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, won a vote in parliament on Wednesday to be the next president until 2024, taking over from former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa who resigned ...
Sri Lankan security forces raid protest camp as new leaders sworn in
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan security forces raided and partially cleared a protest camp occupying...
On sidelines of UN General Assembly, Sri Lankan president calls Aukus 'a mistake' and rejects fears...
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoSri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday declared the Aukus security pact between Australia, Britain and the US "a mistake" while rejecting any concerns over Beijing's perceived influence ...
QUOTE BOX - Ranil Wickremesinghe is Sri Lanka's new President
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won a vote in parliament on Wednesday to be the country's next president until 2024. He takes over from former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa ...
Sri Lanka considering restructure of local and sovereign debt - president
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka is considering a restructure of local and sovereign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Sri Lanka's Wickremesinghe to face low-key lawmaker in tight race for president
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka's main opposition leader withdrew from the presidential race on Tuesday and promised...
UPDATE 16-Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm prime minister's office
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, driven out after an economic collapse unleashed a popular uprising that appeared to end his family's near two-decade ...