Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan lawmakers choose 6-time PM Ranil Wickremesinghe as president

Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country in a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the troubled South Asian island nation.

Sri Lanka open to purchasing Russian oil: PM amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said.

July 20, 2022
July 20, 2022

Sri Lankan lawmakers choose 6-time PM Ranil Wickremesinghe as president

Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country in a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the troubled South Asian island nation.

June 12, 2022
June 12, 2022

Sri Lanka open to purchasing Russian oil: PM amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said.

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