Singapore extends stay of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa COLOMBO/SINGAPORE: Singapore has permitted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the island... Published 27 Jul, 2022 11:56am
World Rights group seeks arrest of former Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa in Singapore COLOMBO: A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s... Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am
World Rights group seeks arrest of former Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa in Singapore COLOMBO: A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s... Published 24 Jul, 2022 04:53pm
World Sri Lanka president’s office to reopen after crackdown COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s besieged presidential office will reopen on Monday, police said, days after anti-government... Published 24 Jul, 2022 01:20pm
World China's Xi offers Sri Lanka's new president support amid crisis BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping offered Sri Lanka's new president his support on Friday, state broadcaster ... Published 22 Jul, 2022 05:33pm
World Security forces smash Sri Lanka’s main protest camp COLOMBO: Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital early Friday and... Published 22 Jul, 2022 10:17am
World Sri Lanka’s new president to appoint ally of ousted Rajapaksa as PM COLOMBO: New Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint an ally of the ousted Rajapaksa dynasty as prime... Published 21 Jul, 2022 08:05pm
World Sri Lanka swears in new president amid worst economic crisis in decades COLOMBO: Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president on Thursday, a day after... Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:33am
World Wickremesinghe, a wily political survivor, elected Sri Lanka's president COLOMBO: Ranil Wickremesinghe, a lawyer who served as Sri Lanka's prime minister a record six times, has finally ... Updated 20 Jul, 2022 02:10pm
World Sri Lankan opposition leader drops out of presidential race as protests planned COLOMBO: Sri Lankan opposition leader Sajith Premadasa announced on Tuesday he had dropped out of the race to become... Published 19 Jul, 2022 11:38am
World Three-way fight for Sri Lanka presidency: parliament COLOMBO: Three candidates were nominated Tuesday to replace former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled... Published 19 Jul, 2022 10:56am
World Sri Lanka’s ousted president says he ‘took all possible steps’ to prevent crisis COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising... Updated 16 Jul, 2022 01:06pm
World Sri Lanka president submits resignation from Singapore COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president submitted his resignation shortly after reaching Singapore on Thursday, the... Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am
World Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s resignation letter to be flown in from Singapore COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s original resignation letter will be flown into Colombo from... Published 14 Jul, 2022 08:52pm
World Sri Lanka protest sites calm as president’s resignation awaited COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main city, Colombo, was calm on Thursday as people waited for the resignation of President... Published 14 Jul, 2022 10:51am
Editorials Upheaval in Sri Lanka EDITORIAL: That Sri Lanka is today a scene of profound chaos and uncertain future is a fact, and most of it is of ... Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am
Print Fleeing Sri Lanka president faces protests in Maldives MALÉ, (Maldives): Escaping Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced protests in the Maldives Wednesday with... Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am
Print Sri Lanka president seeks seaborne escape after airport standoff COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president headed to a naval base Tuesday with a view to fleeing his island by ship following ... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
World Blinken urges Sri Lanka to ‘work quickly’ to address crisis BANGKOK: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday urged Sri Lanka’s leaders to quickly find long-term... Published 10 Jul, 2022 05:21pm
World Calm in Sri Lanka as president, premier to quit over economic collapse COLOMBO: Calm returned to the streets of Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo on Sunday and protesters were... Published 10 Jul, 2022 11:01am
World Sri Lanka: timeline of a crisis COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and on Saturday the country’s president was... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Print Sri Lanka crisis: protesters storm president’s house Speaker says president to step down on July 13 Prime minister’s private home set on fire Updated 10 Jul, 2022 04:51am
World Sri Lanka PM says willing to step down for unity govt COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was willing to resign to make way for a new unity... Published 09 Jul, 2022 06:35pm
World Sri Lanka PM summons urgent cabinet meeting after president flees COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe summoned an urgent cabinet meeting to discuss a “swift... Published 09 Jul, 2022 02:37pm
Markets Sri Lanka president to step down on July 13, parliamentary speaker says Announcement comes after a dramatic escalation in months of anti-government protests over the dire economic crisis in Sri Lanka Updated 09 Jul, 2022 11:40pm
World Doctors, bankers protest 'impossible situation' as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel COLOMBO: Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the government... Published 30 Jun, 2022 12:03am
World Sri Lanka banks on ‘Casino King’ to woo investors COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s president Friday appointed the island’s biggest casino operator Dhammika... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
World India rushes food, medicine to bankrupt Sri Lanka COLOMBO: Sri Lanka accepted a rice and pharmaceuticals shipment from neighbouring India Friday as the island nation... Published 25 Jun, 2022 01:01am
World Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling clan quits COLOMBO: Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling family quit public office on Thursday, denying responsibility for an... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
World Brothers at odds, but ruling family still holds key to Sri Lanka’s future COLOMBO: It was the moment when two brothers who had dominated Sri Lanka’s politics for nearly 20 years finally went... Published 08 Jun, 2022 01:40pm