Tag: Ranil Wickremesinghe

4 Indians among over 200 killed in Sri Lanka serial blasts, High Commission releases helpline numbers

The Indian High Commission in Colombo is closely monitoring the situation. Indian citizens in need of assistance or help can call on +94777903082, +94112422788, +94112422789, +94777902082 and +94772234176

April 21, 2019

Sacked in October, Ranil Wickremesinghe again sworn in as Sri Lankan Prime Minister

This comes after Mahinda Rajapakse resigned on Saturday as Prime Minister after he was appointed the PM by Sirisena following Wickremesinghe's dismissal on October 26.

December 16, 2018

Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe to return

Rajapaksa resigned after two crucial Supreme Court decisions made the embattled former strongman's efforts to cling to premiership untenable.

December 15, 2018

Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down as PM, says son

The news comes after the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that Rajapaksa should not exercise the powers of the office he has claimed since October 26.

December 14, 2018

Rajapaksa reined in

Last Thursday and Friday Parliament passed two motions stopping all cash flow to Rajapaksa and his so-called cabinet ministers who lack legitimacy even as they were busy taking administrative decisions and passing orders.

December 6, 2018

Struggle in Lanka

The political crisis in Sri Lanka that began on 26 October when President Maithripala Sirisena appointed former President and Sinhala chauvinist Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister and sacked serving Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for which the President does not have the requisite power under the Constitution, had deepened by Friday and there seems to be …

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November 18, 2018

Chaos prevails in Lankan Parliament as leaders hurl chilli power, furniture

Ousted prime minister and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe warned of anarchy if the situation in the country was not resolved.

November 16, 2018

For a few sunny smiles in Beijing

A pair of prime ministers, an embattled president, and a brewing constitutional crisis: the scenario that has been unfolding in one of Asia’s oldest democracies over the past three weeks occasions a mixture of -fascination and alarm. Sri Lanka’s post-colonial history has been peppered with bouts of instability and bloodletting. It came as a pleasant …

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November 15, 2018

Sri Lanka parliament passes no-confidence motion against new Rajapaksa govt

In a major boost to sacked prime minister Ranil Wickreme­singhe’s fight to reclaim the post, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled President Maith­ripala Sirisena’s dissolution of parliament.

November 14, 2018

UN chief expresses concern over Sri Lankan President’s decision to dissolve Parliament

He renewed his call on the Sri Lankan government to ensure peace and safety for all the countrymen and uphold its commitments to human rights, justice and reconciliation.

November 11, 2018

Sri Lankan President dissolves parliament, orders snap election on Jan 5

Sirisena sparked the two-week-old drama last month by sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and naming Mahinda Rajapakse as his replacement.

November 10, 2018

Sirisena likely to convene Sri Lankan Parliament on November 7: Speaker

A political crisis erupted in Sri Lanka last Friday when Sirisena, dissolved Cabinet and sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed former President Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister.

November 2, 2018

Sri Lankan sacked PM ‘confident’ of Parliament support

The President removed Wickremesinghe, sacked the Cabinet and suspended Parliament last week and appointed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister.

November 1, 2018

Sri Lankan President lifts suspension, parliament to convene on Nov 5

Wickramasinghe, who has refused to accept his dismissal, argues that he cannot legally be removed until he loses the support of parliament.

November 1, 2018

US calls on Sri Lanka President to immediately reconvene parliament

Sirisena on Friday sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new prime minister, triggering political chaos in the island nation.

October 29, 2018

1 dead, two injured as shots fired by Arjuna Ranatunga’s bodyguards amid political crisis

Sri Lanka is facing a political crisis after President Sirisena sacked prime minister Wickremesinghe on Friday, and appointed former strongman Rajapaksa as the new prime minister.

October 28, 2018

India closely monitoring political developments in Sri Lanka, says EAM

"India is closely following the recent political developments in Sri Lanka," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveeh Kumar said in response to queries from the media.

October 28, 2018