Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Lanka's new president

Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's president, exactly 45 years after he became an MP, amid hopes that he will rescue the bankrupt country and restore political stability.......

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......

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......

After Mahinda's exit, Gotabaya talks to dissidents to end impasse

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will have talks on Wednesday with the ruling party dissidents and the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to end the political impasse after the......

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,......