Sri Lanka

A ceremony was held in the Sri Lankan parliament yesterday for the newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Wickremesinghe, 73, took the oath of office before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. Wickremesinghe will rule until November…

The Sri Lankan parliament elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new President, following the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to Singapore after months of anti-government protests prompted by the ongoing…

Thousands of protesters stormed the Prime Minister's office in Sri Lanka, breaking through police barricades. Authorities declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the country's western province. According to the speaker of…

Sri Lanka is experiencing the worst economic crisis in its history. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his speech in the parliament, said, "Now we are facing a much more serious situation beyond just fuel, gas, electricity…

Thousands of protesters held demonstration in front of the Presidential Secretariat over two months, demanding the president's resignation for failing to address the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. At the demonstration, where wide security…

A group of demonstrators protesting the economic crisis in Sri Lanka set fire to the official residence of the resigned Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, as well as the houses of ministers and lawmakers. At least 7 people lost their lives…

Protests that started in Sri Lanka due to the economic crisis have been going on for weeks. Clashes broke out today between supporters of the government and anti-government protesters in the capital, Colombo. Supporters of the government…

Protests against the rise in food prices, the inability to meet basic needs, fuel shortages and power cuts due to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka have been going on for weeks. On the evening of April 19, clashes broke out between the…

In Sri Lanka, power outages which is up to 13 hours a day brought people to the streets. Protesters called for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation, claiming that he had failed to address the current economic crisis. The lack of…