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President Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he arrives at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming Presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the front runner in the Presidential poll scheduled for next month,…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses his supporters after submitting his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters COLOMBO As many as 39 presidential aspirants will contest a crucial poll in Sri Lanka on September 21, the Election Commission said on…
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The Rajapaksas’ political party met on Monday to discuss strategy ahead of Sri Lanka’s presidential polls. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP or People’s Front) — led by the once-powerful Rajapaksa clan which was deposed from power in 2022 — has said it will not back President Ranil Wickremesinghe in…
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Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: N. Ram COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has drawn sharp criticism over his government’s defiant response to a recent Supreme Court decision, which senior lawyers and critics say, amounts to “wilful disregard” of the Constitution. The attack comes in the wake of an interim order issued by the…
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President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe. | Photo Credit: PTI Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the Presidential election as an independent candidate, his aide said on July 7. Deputy Chairman of the United National Party Ruwan Wijewardene confirmed that the presidential election will definitely be held and Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, will contest the…
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Sri Lanka State Minister of Finance Asanka Shehan Semasinghe. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Sri Lanka has reached a debt restructuring deal with the international sovereign bondholders after protracted negotiations, state Finance Minister Shehan Semasingher said on July 4, calling it a “crucial step” in the cash-strapped country’s efforts to restore debt sustainability. In a…
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A man walks past posters which said ‘good news’ in Colombo on June 25, 2024, as President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to announce a debt restructuring deal with bilateral lenders after a sovereign default in April 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka’s government said on June 26 it has finalised a long-delayed debt restructuring…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar being welcomed by Governor of Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, Senthil Thondaman, upon his arrival in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Sri Lanka on Thursday, June 20, 2024, his first visit here in his second consecutive term…
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: AP President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said Sri Lanka needs to connect with neighbouring India to reap the benefits of its massive industrial development. “Our neighbour India is going through a phase of massive industrial development. Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are experiencing it. We…
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday that the feasibility study on a proposal to establish land connectivity with India is in its final stages. Mr. Wickremesinghe, who was travelling in the northeastern district of Mannar to inspect the development work in the region,…