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Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed new Sri Lankan PM amid continuing protests
13 May 2022 4:31 AM GMTFormer Sri Lanka prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed as the new PM
Sri Lanka crisis: Govt orders tri-forces to open fire on rioters
11 May 2022 5:29 AM GMTSri Lanka's Ministry of Defence on Tuesday ordered the Army, the Air Force and the Navy personnel to open fire on anyone looting public property
Sri Lanka Ex-PM, family flee to Naval Base, surrounded by protesters: Sources
10 May 2022 10:15 AM GMTThe former Prime Minister and his family were flown in a helicopter to the naval base
Sri Lanka in political deadlock post Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation
10 May 2022 5:14 AM GMTSources say Gotabaya is neither in a mood to resign nor give up his executive powers
Curfew in Sri Lanka after president loyalists attack protesters
9 May 2022 10:10 AM GMTSources reported that as many as 20 people have been injured in the clashes
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares state of emergency
7 May 2022 5:07 AM GMTSri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight
Sri Lanka's usable foreign reserves drop to record low
5 May 2022 5:29 AM GMTSri Lanka's Finance Minister Ali Sabry on Wednesday hailed India's assistance during its talks with the IMF
Bankrupt Sri Lanka asks citizens abroad to send home cash
13 April 2022 9:31 AM GMTSri Lanka urged its citizens overseas to send home money to help pay for desperately needed food and fuel Wednesday
Amid political crisis, Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa revokes state of emergency
6 April 2022 4:56 AM GMTAmid worsening political crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked the state of emergency he had declared on April 1.
Sri Lanka's newly appointed Finance Minister resigns within a day over economic crisis
5 April 2022 7:52 AM GMTNewly-appointed FM of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry resigns from his post
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka to lockdown from 6 pm till Monday morning
2 April 2022 12:28 PM GMTThe order came a day after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invoked a state of emergency following a violent attempt to storm his house
Sri Lanka declares public emergency as economic crisis worsens
2 April 2022 6:11 AM GMTThe move came after a violent protest erupted outside the residence of Rajapaksa on Thursday