Wickremesinghe elected Lankan president, to serve till November 2024

Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's new President by Parliament, in a rare move that could provide continuity for ongoing discussions with the International Monetary Fund......

Emergency in Sri Lanka ahead of new President's election

Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday imposed emergency giving him sweeping powers ahead of the key election on July 20 to pick a new President as he urged the political......

'India has to ensure Sri Lanka doesn't become bankrupt'

'India has given assistance that we required, otherwise we would not have been able to survive this far.' IMAGE: United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, was sworn in as Sri......

Ranil Wickremesinghe is back as Sri Lanka's prime minister for 5th time

Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new prime minister, days after his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned following violent protests over the worst......

Sri Lanka to legislate anti-corruption cricket laws

Sri Lanka government will soon be framing anti-corruption laws to eradicate the possibility of match fixing in cricket, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has told the Parliament. Speaking at......

Hashan denies naming de Silva, Sanath in fixing

Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne has denied naming ex-skippers Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya as being involved in match-fixing. Tillakaratne had earlier claimed that the......

'I stand by my claims on match fixing'

He created a flutter by claiming that Sri Lankan players have been fixing matches since 1992 but former captain Hashan Tillakaratne on Tuesday refused to divulge the names of those cricketers,......