![]() | Sri Lanka steps up security ahead of three-way Presidential election: Opposition leader Premadasa withdrawsThree candidates were nominated Tuesday to replace former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned last week over the island's worsening economic crisis. |
![]() | Rumblings within Sri Lanka government over 21st Amendment to ConstitutionThe 21st Amendment is expected to annul the 20A to the Constitution, which gives unfettered powers to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after abolishing the 19th Amendment that will strengthen Parliament. |
![]() | Still no finance minister for bankrupt Sri LankaLast week, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office said the new premier was expected to be given the additional responsibility of managing the country's finances to pull it out of bankruptcy. |
![]() | Sri Lankan PM extends support to protesters demanding President Rajapaksa's resignationIn an interview with the BBC Sinhala Service, the Prime Minister said the 'Gota Go Gama' protest should be continued to bring a change in the political system in the country. |
![]() | New Lankan PM inducts 4 ministers into Cabinet; Peiris retained as foreign ministerMost of the opposition parties in Sri Lanka announced that they would not be joining the interim government led by Wickremesinghe. |
![]() | Sri Lanka's ruling party decides to back PM Ranil WickremesingheIn the last election, Wickremesinghe's UNP managed to win just one parliamentary seat, leaving him its sole representative in Parliament. |
