Debt-ridden Sri Lanka is still struggling to normalise its crisis-hit economy after it declared its first-ever debt default in April last year
The President noted that Sri Lanka will take the lead in ensuring that the developing economies receive the resources to mitigate climate change
A high-level Indian delegation called on Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe here on Sunday and briefed him on the developments in the jointly-identified priority areas for collaboration
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament that the IMF bailout had restored Sri Lanka's international recognition, ending the image of bankruptcy and helping the local banks
The trade unions of doctors, ports, banks, electricity and teachers observed a day-long strike with the hope to convert it to a continuous protest action
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he will go ahead with the devolution of powers within a united Sri Lanka and continue with his unpopular decisions to ensure that the country recovered
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said he is fixing the debt-ridden country's economy by treating the "root cause" of the malaise and not by administering painkillers
In his message, Wickremesinghe said: Our 75th anniversary of independence from colonial rule is being observed during an extremely critical and challenging time in the country
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had projected the 2022 growth to be minus 8 per cent
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The IMF bailout has been put on a halt as Sri Lanka pursues talks with creditors to meet the global lender's condition for the facility
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said last year that military strategy reforms were needed to gear the island's army to face new challenges
Wickremesinghe urges public servants to work overtime 'to make cash-strapped island a prosperous nation this year'
Wickremesinghe, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented Sri Lanka's development programme associated with the economic recovery and growth
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has acknowledged that there was no point in economic reforms in Sri Lanka because the cash-starved island nation didn't have an economy
The meeting will be held at the Colombo residence of R Sampanthan, the 89-year-old leader of the Tamil National Alliance, sources in the party said
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday rejected the opposition's demand for early parliamentary elections and vowed to use the military to crush any future anti-govt protests
Wickremesinghe said it was regrettable that the trilateral agreement with India and Japan to develop the ECT was scrapped
Wickremesinghe said that the government will appoint a committee to seek how best to integrate the Tamils of Hill Country origin further into the Sri Lankan society.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday expressed grief over a bridge collapse in Gujarat's Morbi city and extended his condolences to the victims and their families.