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Today, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's Acting President. According to the Prime Minister's Media Division, he was sworn in as Acting President in front of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Ranil...

Power and positions are rarely relinquished. According to an official statement issued by Sri Lanka's Podujana Peramuna, no executive president has ever left power in this manner.

The country will shut down if a stable government is not formed soon, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe told the BBC today. He also stated that negotiations with the IMF are heavily reliant on the formation of a stable...

Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeyawardana informs Parliament that it will meet tomorrow. Parliament was scheduled to meet today but due to delay in president's resignation it did not take place.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was allowed to enter Singapore on a private visit on Thursday and was not granted asylum, according to the city-state, after arriving from the Maldives. "It has been confirmed that Mr. Rajapaksa has been granted...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted his resignation via e-mail from Singapore, the parliamentary speaker's office said Thursday.  Sri Lanka’s embattled leader left the Maldives on Thursday after fleeing his own country amid an economic collapse and political crisis. Rajapaksa was allowed to...

The speaker has received a letter of resignation from President Gotabaya Rajapakse. Official announcement will be made by speaker after authenticating the letter.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following 18-member squad to take part in the upcoming test series against Pakistan. The series will consist of two matches, which will be played under the ICC World Test Championship Cycle of 2021–2023...

Commencing tomorrow trade union federation declared an island wide work stoppage and harthal. Aim of this action is to defeat Ranil Wickrasinghe's efforts to cling to power.

Foreign media reports confirm that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has arrived in Singapore. Rajapaksa departed the Maldives earlier today on a Saudi Airlines flight bound for Singapore. Accordingly, the Boeing 787 Saudi Aircraft with flight number SV788 has landed.