Row erupts in Sri Lanka over Gotabaya's resignation report

Sri Lanka's Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa on Wednesday claimed that Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene had assured that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ready to resign if all......

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......

Gotabaya's home minister appointed as new PM of Sri Lanka

Dinesh Gunawardena, a veteran politician and a close ally of the Rajapaksa family, was appointed on Friday as Sri Lanka's prime minister by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, a day after he was......

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......

Former Sri Lankan cricketer arrested in graft case

IMAGE: Ramith Rambukwella featured in two T20Is against New Zealand and England. Photograph: Henry Browne/Retuers Ramith Rambukwella, a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, was arrested by......