Ranil Wickremesinghe

Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Sri Lanka presidency

Wickremesinghe, who took charge after then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned as protesters stormed the presidential palace following the country's economic crisis, said he over the last two years safely carried the 'child' Sri Lanka 'along a long distance safely - on the dangerous rope bridge'.

22 September 2024, 17:22 IST

Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Sri Lanka presidency

22 September 2024, 17:22 IST

Sri Lanka's bankruptcy officially to end on Thursday, says President Wickremesinghe

As many as 38 candidates have been contesting the election, with over 17.1 million registered voters eligible to elect a president for five years.

18 September 2024, 15:12 IST

Sri Lanka's bankruptcy officially to end on Thursday, says President Wickremesinghe

18 September 2024, 15:12 IST

Prominent Tamil party says not worried who wins Sri Lanka presidency

MA Sumanthiran, the senior Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader, said on Monday that the Tamil party wishes to work in cooperation with the candidate elected.

17 September 2024, 15:37 IST

Prominent Tamil party says not worried who wins Sri Lanka presidency

17 September 2024, 15:37 IST

Will Ranil Wickremesinghe survive the September 21 Presidential elections?

Ranil was expecting the election to be a cakewalk as he hoped that the SLPP and Rajapaksas would back him like they did in 2022. However, the SLPP fielded Mahinda’s elder son, Namal, as its candidate, making the battle tough for Ranil, who is trailing behind Sajith Premadasa and Anura Dissanayake of the JVP in the opinion polls.

17 September 2024, 13:59 IST

Will Ranil Wickremesinghe survive the September 21 Presidential elections?

17 September 2024, 13:59 IST

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court orders govt to hold long-postponed local elections soon

'Other than referring to the economic crisis and difficulties faced, the affidavit of the secretary to the Treasury and Ministry of Finance has not averred sufficient material to indicate a total inability to hold the election,' the court said.

22 August 2024, 15:35 IST

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court orders govt to hold long-postponed local elections soon

22 August 2024, 15:35 IST

Who's going to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election?

15 August 2024, 09:33 IST

Who's going to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election?

15 August 2024, 09:33 IST

Sri Lanka election panel approves incumbent Wickremesinghe for presidential race

Wickremesinghe was among 39 candidates to submit nominations for the vote, key to charting Sri Lanka's way out of a crisis unleashed after exhausting its foreign reserves, sending the economy into freefall and defaulting on foreign debt in 2022.

15 August 2024, 09:31 IST

Sri Lanka election panel approves incumbent Wickremesinghe for presidential race

15 August 2024, 09:31 IST

Explained | What's next in Sri Lanka's presidential race?

Here are the next key steps in the poll, in which 17 million Sri Lankans are eligible to choose the Indian Ocean nation's tenth president for a five-year term.

15 August 2024, 09:29 IST

Explained | What's next in Sri Lanka's presidential race?

15 August 2024, 09:29 IST

Bangladesh crisis: 5 cases where politicians' residences, parliament were stormed

Amid the unrest in Bangladesh, protestors yesterday stormed Sheikh Hasina's place and ensuing visuals showed them stealing various objects from her residence.

06 August 2024, 06:22 IST

Bangladesh crisis: 5 cases where politicians' residences, parliament were stormed

06 August 2024, 06:22 IST

Sri Lanka set for a multi-cornered Presidential contest

Tamils in Sri Lanka have been pushing for devolution of powers under the 13th Amendment which was part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord signed in 1987.

31 July 2024, 16:37 IST

Sri Lanka set for a multi-cornered Presidential contest

31 July 2024, 16:37 IST