Colombo, Jan 16 (IANS) Ahead of visit by India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Sri Lanka this week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured to fully implement the India-brokered 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Wickremesinghe said that the 13th Amendment, which
Colombo, Dec 6 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a committee to work with Indias National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to develop the island nation’s dairy industry. The committee consisting of representatives of the public and private sectors
Colombo, Dec 5 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a committee to work with Indias National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to develop the island nation’s dairy industry. The committee consisting of representatives of the public and private sectors
Colombo, July 13 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Acting President in accordance with the Article 37.1 of the Constitution, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhane said on Wednesday. He added in a special statement
Sri Lanka, which is completely bankrupt and embroiled in a political crisis virtually with no leader, had decided to elect a new President from the Parliament on July 20. Colombo, July 12 (IANS) Sri Lanka, which is completely bankrupt and embroiled
To end the current political crisis in Sri Lanka based on the decision taken by the leaders of the majority parties, the Speaker of the Parliament is set to ask President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to step
Colombo, July 7 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to help the cash-strapped island nation buy fuel as the country is undergoing its worst-ever economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948. Taking to Twitter
Colombo, July 23 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday extended the state of Emergency by another month due to the security situation in the country. Sirisena signed an extraordinary gazette notification which said the emergency was in effect for
Colombo, June 22 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, here on Saturday, extended the State of Emergency by another month, considering the security situation following the April Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people and injured hundreds. Sirisena issued orders
Colombo, Dec 20 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena unveiled a new Cabinet on Thursday, days after Ranil Wickremesinghe was reinstated as Prime Minister in a move that ended a nearly two-month-long political impasse that erupted after his surprising dismissal. The
Colombo, Dec 6 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday that the political crisis in the island country will be resolved in seven days. The assurance came after the new government appointed by the President has been temporarily suspended
Colombo, Sep 1 Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena here and discussed issues of bilateral interest. “Meeting with the leadership… discusses bilateral issues of mutual collaboration,” Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveeh
Colombo, Nov 20 Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Thursday signed the proclamation declaring the presidential election next year, the president’s office said. The president, who took power in 2005, is seeking a third term in office, two years ahead of
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