Sri Lanka's presidential election first, parliamentary polls later: President WickremesinghePresident Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms the scheduling of the presidential election before the parliamentary election, in line with the Ele...
22 May, 2024, 06.15 PM IST
EAM Jaishankar & Sri Lankan Prez Wickremesinghe discuss bilateral cooperationPerth, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in the Australian city of Perth to attend the two-day-long Indian Ocean Conference, m...
10 Feb, 2024, 01.20 PM IST
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe sacks sports minister after he says his 'life is at risk'Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe dismissed Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, who claimed his life was at risk for exposing corrup...
27 Nov, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
Ensure life of respect, dignity to Tamil community in Lanka: Modi to WickremesinghePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe India's expectations from Colombo to fulfill t...
22 Jul, 2023, 11.44 AM IST
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval calls on Sri Lankan President Ranil WickremesingheNational Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi on Friday. Wickremesinghe who arrived ...
21 Jul, 2023, 12.32 PM IST
Gautam Adani meets Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe, discusses Colombo port, other projectsAdani Group Chairman Gautam Adani held a meeting with visiting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss multiple projects in th...
21 Jul, 2023, 10.22 AM IST
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to visit India from July 20-21: Foreign MinistrySri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will travel to India on an official visit from July 20-21 aimed at further advancing and consolid...
18 Jul, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Sri Lanka not averse to using Indian rupee as common currency: President WickremesingheThe President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has expressed his desire for the Indian rupee to be used as much as the US dollar in the ...
15 Jul, 2023, 01.04 PM IST
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to visit India on July 21Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will embark on a two-day visit to India on July 21 during which he is expected to meet Prime Mini...
09 Jul, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
2023 will be 'critical year', plan to turn around the economy, says Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe in New Year's messageFrom April to July, chaos reigned supreme on Sri Lanka, with miles-long queues forming at fuel stations and irate residents coming out in t...
01 Jan, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe rules out early elections, vows to crush anti-government street protestsWickremesinghe, 73, who took over as the President of Sri Lanka in July this year after then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Colombo in t...
23 Nov, 2022, 03.42 PM IST
China not allowed to use Hambantota Port for military purposes: Sri Lankan President WickremesingheChina not allowed to use Hambantota Port for military purposes: Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe. China will not be allowed to use the s...
16 Aug, 2022, 08.47 PM IST
Sri Lanka court slaps travel ban on six leading protest activistsA magistrate court here on Monday slapped an overseas travel ban on six protesters leading the anti-government demonstrations for months ag...
25 Jul, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
Sri Lanka protest site untouched, President Ranil Wickremesinghe tells diplomatic communityDuring a meeting with the diplomatic personnel in Colombo on Friday, President Wickremesinghe affirmed that the Government will uphold both...
24 Jul, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
Sri Lankan security forces raid anti-government protest camp at President's Secretariat; nine arrestedThe decision to evict the anti-government protesters came a day after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as president after ex-president Raj...
22 Jul, 2022, 12.52 PM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan presidentWickremesinghe won 134 votes in the 225 member parliament in a vote count on Wednesday, after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the c...
21 Jul, 2022, 07.15 PM IST
Sri Lankan government to implement 13th amendment: Ranil Wickremesinghe"Among the legislation we have to approve is a new form of government where Cabinet is linked to parliament. That will replace the executiv...
20 Jan, 2015, 09.43 PM IST