Ranil Wickremesinghe

Will peace return to Sri Lanka?

Uncertainties remain even after the election of new president

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.

Five-time Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to be reappointed, says party official

Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis, a party official said.

SL crisis worsens

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament yesterday to forestall a challenge against his surprise ouster of the prime minister, deepening a sudden swell of political turmoil in the island nation.

Sri Lanka in turmoil

President Maithripala Sirisena installed Sri Lanka's controversial former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse as the country's new prime minister yesterday, in a surprise move announced moments after the incumbent premier was sacked plunging the country into constitutional crisis.

WORLD AFFAIRS / Winning Sri Lanka's Peace

WINNING a war or revolution, only to lose the subsequent peace, is one of the grim political truths of our time.

July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022

Will peace return to Sri Lanka?

Uncertainties remain even after the election of new president

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.

May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022

Five-time Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to be reappointed, says party official

Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis, a party official said.

October 28, 2018
October 28, 2018

SL crisis worsens

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament yesterday to forestall a challenge against his surprise ouster of the prime minister, deepening a sudden swell of political turmoil in the island nation.

October 27, 2018
October 27, 2018

Sri Lanka in turmoil

President Maithripala Sirisena installed Sri Lanka's controversial former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse as the country's new prime minister yesterday, in a surprise move announced moments after the incumbent premier was sacked plunging the country into constitutional crisis.

April 10, 2015
April 10, 2015

Winning Sri Lanka's Peace

WINNING a war or revolution, only to lose the subsequent peace, is one of the grim political truths of our time.

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