Sri Lanka has seen months of mass unrest over an economic crisis, and many blame the former government for mishandling the nation’s finances Protests had remained peaceful after Wickremesinghe had been sworn into office on Wednesday EDITOR’S PICK INEC Declares PDP’s Adeleke Osun Gov-Elect Yemi Osinbajo Undergoes Leg Surgery Governor Sanwo-Olu Charges Officials Over Poaching … Read more
Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading Sri Lanka out of its economic collapse and restoring public order after months of mass protests Ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country last week EDITOR’S PICK Sri Lanka President Resigns Days After Fleeing Country Sri Lanka PM Tells Military To Restore Order Sri Lanka President To Resign After Protesters … Read more
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made an unexpected visit Sunday to a Colombo church bombed during the Easter suicide attacks on his first trip to neighbouring Sri Lanka since his election triumph. Modi’s cavalcade made a detour to St Anthony’s shrine on the way to President Maithripala Sirisena’s sea-front office in the capital, where a … Read more