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Sri Lanka's ex-president Wickremesinghe shifted to prison hospital following remandFormer Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was imprisoned and then moved to a prison hospital due to high blood sugar and blood press...- Sri Lanka ex-president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrestedFormer Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday, accused of misusing government funds during a September 2023 trip ...
- Sri Lankan opposition condemns arrest of ex-president WickremesingheSri Lankan opposition parties have united to condemn the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, deeming it undemocratic and polit...
- Shashi Tharoor expresses concern on Ranil Wickremesinghe's arrest, calls on Colombo to "abjure" politics of vengeanceShashi Tharoor voiced worries about Ranil Wickremesinghe's arrest. He urged Sri Lanka to avoid vengeful politics. Tharoor emphasised treati...
- Feasibility study on proposal to establish land connectivity with India in final stages, says Sri Lankan PresidentSri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the feasibility study for a land connectivity proposal with India is nearing compl...
- Sri Lanka to end state of emergency: President WickremesingheRanil Wickremesinghe invoked the tough laws four days after his predecessor fled the country and resigned on July 14 after months of protes...
- Sri Lanka's Parliament approves emergency regulationsSri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday approved the state of emergency imposed on July 13 to give the security forces sweeping powers to arres...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sri Lanka president's office to reopen after crackdownSri Lanka's besieged presidential office will reopen on Monday, days after anti-government demonstrators were flushed out in a military cra...
- Sri Lanka's state-owned TV goes off air as protesters storm buildingMeanwhile, the anti-government protesters, who are demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickr...
- Sri Lankan parties agree to form all-party interim government after President Rajapaksa's resignationThe meeting of the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) and its constituent parties will be attended by leader of the Opposition Sa...
- Sri Lankan Police arrest three persons for setting fire to PM Wickremesinghe's private residenceThree persons have been arrested by the Kollupitiya Police in connection with the arson attack on Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe's pri...
- New Lankan PM inducts 4 ministers into Cabinet; Peiris retained as foreign ministerSri Lanka's ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party has decided to offer crucial support to Wickremesinghe, who has just one seat i...
- Sri Lanka's ruling party decides to back PM Ranil WickremesingheMost Opposition parties have said they would not take positions in the interim government led by Wickremesinghe but would support his moves...
- Sushma Swaraj made a lasting impression among the Lankan public: PM WickremesingheSushma Swaraj breathed her last Tuesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 67.
- Arjuna Ranatunga arrested over fatal shooting in Sri Lanka amid political crisisOne person succumbed to his injuries and two others were hospitalised in the shooting incident and a security personnel was arrested at the...
- Former LTTE operatives arrested in Sri LankaNorthern Tamil media sources said that since March 29, some 23 former LTTE operatives had been arrested in the north and east.
- Sri Lanka to release 16 Indian fishermen to mark Ranil Wickremesinghe's India visitAhead of Lankan PM's India visit, 16 Indian fishermen arrested recently for allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters will be released in a g...
- Another Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalist held for fraud in Sri LankaRajapaksa are under the scanner for alleged financial fraud since their leader was defeated by current President Maithripala Sirisena.
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