Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Ranil Wickremesinghe

End protest crackdown: UN, rights groups tell Sri Lanka president

Human rights experts urge the newly appointed leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to end the crackdown against the protesters.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka's ousted president believed heading to Thailand

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.

Bangkok Post

Sri Lankans rally against crackdown on protesters

Hundreds of Sri Lankans have rallied against a government crackdown and the use of emergency laws against peaceful protesters demanding answers to the country’s worst economic crisis

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

OLD Sri Lanka travel advice: How has guidance changed and is it safe for holidaymakers amid protests?

Foreign Office changed guidance once again in late July

The Independent UK

Morning Digest | Mobile internet suspended in Manipur after riots; India wins silver in CWG cricket, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

The Hindu

China seeks urgent meeting as Sri Lanka defers docking of high-tech vessel: Report

As per some Sri Lankan media reports, President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with China’s Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking

The Hindu

Monks’ role in Sri Lanka protests raises familiar questions

The protests that drove Sri Lanka's president from office brought together people from across the country’s diverse and sometimes warring ethno-religious groups: Tamils, Muslims, Christians, Sinhala Buddhists and the saffron-robed Buddhist monks who are fixtures of the political scene

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Sri Lanka considering restructure of local and sovereign debt - president

Sri Lanka is considering a restructure of local and sovereign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday, as the island nation battles its worst financial crisis in its independent history.

Reuters

Scared Scottish woman 'trapped in Sri Lanka' after discussing protest on social media

Kayleigh Fraser, from St Andrews in Fife, was told to leave the country "immediately" by the company issuing her visa because authorities were investigating her.

Edinburgh Live

Sri Lankan government accused of draconian treatment of protesters

New president Ranil Wickremesinghe is attempting to crush mass protests that forced out predecessor

The Guardian - UK

Scots woman in Sri Lanka 'doesn't feel safe' after having passport seized by authorities amid protests

Kayleigh Fraser, who is originally from St Andrews, Fife, claims she was told to hand over the travel document by six immigration officers, who turned up at her door on Tuesday.

Daily Record

Scot documenting protests in Sri Lanka has passport seized by authorities

Kayleigh Fraser, from St Andrews, has been posting on social media about the ongoing demonstrations in the country.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka president to present interim budget next month

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe said an interim budget will be presented to parliament in the first week of September, the president's media division said in a statement.

Reuters

Concerns as Sri Lanka arrests top protest leader Joseph Stalin

Arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown against people protesting against the government over island’s economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters

An international human rights group says Sri Lanka’s government is using emergency laws to harass and arbitrarily detain protesters who are seeking political reform and accountability amid the island country’s economic crisis

The Hindu

Morning Digest | India to host UNSC meet on counterterrorism; Sri Lanka’s woes to persist till year-end, says President Wickremesinghe, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

WEKU

In Sri Lanka, inflation means food shortages, blackouts — and days-long lines for gas

Sri Lanka offers a cautionary tale for countries struggling with inflation. Anger over fuel lines spilled into the streets and toppled a government. Will nationalism surge, or unity prevail?

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation

Sri Lanka’s new president says his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut public debt and turn the country into a competitive export economy as it seeks a way out of its worst economic disaster

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe calls for all-party govt to overcome economic crisis

The Sri Lankan President thanked PM Modi for India's support to his country in the tough times.

Reuters

Sri Lanka to restart bailout talks with IMF in August - president

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament on Wednesday that talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package would restart in August, as the country wrestles with its worst economic crisis in decades.

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan president says COVID-19 cases are rising again

Sri Lanka's president says COVID-19 cases and deaths are rising in the country, and citizens should receive a fourth vaccine dose to prevent a possible surge of the coronavirus

Reuters

Sri Lanka says Chinese military survey ship will port only to refuel

A Chinese military survey ship will visit a strategic port in crisis-hit Sri Lanka later this month only to refuel, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, after neighbouring India raised concerns over the vessel's journey to the Indian Ocean island.

The Independent UK

Sri Lankans bide time as leaders seek fix for economic woes

Sri Lankans have endured months of fuel and food shortages

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka protesters divided on leaving main camp amid crackdown

Debate within protest movement on wrapping up seafront camp was triggered by a violent crackdown by security forces.

Reuters

Not the time for Rajapaksa to return, Sri Lanka President says - WSJ

Sri Lanka's new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday it was not the right time for former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame political tensions, the Wall Street Journal reported.

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

United Nations

32,415 stories

Bharatiya Janata Party

International Monetary Fund

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.