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Dinesh Gunawardena

22 Jul 2022

Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Dinesh Gunawardena is a veteran politician and a close ally of the Rajapaksa family He was appointed as Sri Lanka's prime minister by President Ranil Wickremesinghe This is the first appointment made by President Wickremesinghe on his first day in office

12 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan ex-finance minister Basil Rajapaksa stopped from leaving country

Basil, a US passport holder, resigned as finance minister in early April as street protests intensified against shortages of fuel, food and other necessities and quit his seat in parliament in June.

12 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan President signs resignation letter, public announcement tomorrow

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday will be sworn in as the President for a temporary period till a new President is elected by Parliament on July 20.

11 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe calls for Cabinet meeting amid political turmoil

"Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held a discussion with the Cabinet Ministers this morning (11 am) at the Prime Minister`s Office," the Prime Minister`s media unit said in a statement.

10 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until president, PM quit

Thousands of protesters stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa`s home and office and the prime minister`s official residence on Saturday, as demonstrations over their inability to overcome a devastating economic crisis erupted into violence.

India-Sri Lanka

10 Jul 2022

‘India stands with Sri Lanka': MEA amid massive protests in island nation

"India stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means and values, established institutions and constitutional framework," MEA said in a statement.

10 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka protesters say they found millions at Prez's residence - Top points

Dramativ visuals showed thousands marching towards the Presidential palace chanting slogans against President Rajapaksa. Later, the protestors clqaimed that they had recovered millions of rupees inside President's official residence.

09 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka Crisis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down as President amid protest

Rajapaksa has informed that he will resign from the Presidency on the 13th July, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced in a press conference this evening, according to Sri Lanka`s news outlet Newswire.

09 Jul 2022

Sri Lanka Crisis: Protesters storm president's house, set fire to PM's house

Soldiers and police were unable to hold back a crowd of chanting protesters demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa`s resignation, in a sharp escalation of months of anti-government protests over the dire economic situation.

09 Jul 2022

Sri Lankan PM willing to resign to make way for an all-party government

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the party leaders that he is willing to resign as Prime Minister of the nation and make way for an all-party government to take over, said Sri Lankan PMO.

09 May 2022

Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lankan PM amid violent protest

Mahinda Rajapaksa has tendered resignation as Sri Lankan Prime Minister today. The resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to pave the way for a new cabinet in the crisis marred country. Now the President is expected to invite all the political parties in Parliament to form an all-party Cabinet

Ranil Wickremesinghe

16 Dec 2018

Wickremesinghe to return as Lankan PM in an embarrassment for President

Parliament has already passed a confidence vote in Wickremesinghe while it sought his reinstatement as prime minister to defuse a constitutional crisis.

27 Oct 2018

Turmoil in Sri Lanka as ex-president Rajapaksa sworn in as PM

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was on Friday sworn-in as the Prime Minister before the current President Maithripala Sisisena, Sri Lankan media reports.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister

06 Oct 2016

India and China only countries that can drive economic growth across globe: Sri Lankan PM

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe marked out India and China as the only countries that can drive economic growth across the globe and manufacturing companies have no other place to go.

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