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Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as new Sri Lankan PM, 17 ministers take oath

Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers.Gunawardena, parliamentarian of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party, took his oath in the capital Colombo in the presence of other senior legislators.Along with Prime Ministership, Gunawardena has additional charge of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Council, and Local Government.Other ministers included: Douglas Devananda (Fisheries), Susil Premajayantha (Education), Bandula Gunawardena (Transport & Highways, and Media), Keheliya Rambukwella (Health and Water Supply), Mahinda Amaraweera (Agriculture, Wildlife, and Forest Conservations), Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe (Justice, Prisons, and Constitutional Reforms), Harin Fernando (Tourism and Lands), Ramesh Pathirana (Plantations and Industries), Prasanna Ranatunga (Urban Development and Housing), and Ali Sabry (External Affairs).Vidura Wickramanayake (Buddha Sasana, .

SL forces raid anti-govt protest camp at President's Secretariat; 9 held

Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp at the President's Secretariat here early on Friday, arresting nine people and injuring several others

Centre extended 8 Lines of Credit worth $1850.64 mn to SL in past 10 yrs

The Centre has extended 8 LOCs to Sri Lanka amounting to $1850.64 mn in sectors, including railways, infrastructure, defence, renewable energy, petroleum and fertilizers in the past 10 years

LIVE news updates: EC issues certificate of election to Droupadi Murmu

Live news updates: The certificate will now be sent to the Union Home Secretary

Veteran politician Dinesh Gunawardena appointed Sri Lanka's new PM

Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took over as Sri Lanka's prime minister as President Ranil Wickremesinghe swore in his new Cabinet

UN official in Sri Lanka calls for inclusive consultations to solve crisis

The top UN official in Sri Lanka has called on all stakeholders in the country to engage in broad and inclusive consultations to resolve the current economic crisis and the grievances of the people

Anti-government protesters vacate President's Secretariat in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan security forces removed a group of anti-government protesters after veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country's new head of state

Dinesh Gunawardena likely to be Sri Lanka's next Prime Minister

Mr. Wickremesinghe will continue with the last-appointed Cabinet until Opposition parties are "ready to cooperate" in an all-party government, the source said

LIVE: Droupadi Murmu surges ahead of Yashwant Sinha in Presidential polls

Of total 748 votes of MPs, NDA's Droupadi Murmu gets 540, Opposition's Yashwant Sinha gets 208, says Returning Officer

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 6 Indian fishermen, boat seized on charges of IMBL

The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested six Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu, and impounded their mechanized boat

Since Jan, over 150,000 people left Sri Lanka for jobs abroad amid crisis

Amid uncertainty, Sri Lankans are lining up at the passport office in Colombo to get a new passport or get their old one renewed, desperate for a way out of the crisis-marred country

SL's new Prez Wickremesinghe says he is not a 'friend' of Rajapaksas

"I am not a friend of the Rajapaksas, I am a friend of the people," President Ranil Wickremesinghe has told Sri Lankans, pledging to bring in the much-needed system change they are yearning for

Ranil Wickremesinghe: From PM to President in Sri Lanka's troubled times

Ranil Wickremesinghe, appointed as Prime Minister in May to deal with Sri Lanka's worst crisis, faces new challenges to fix a collapsed economy, end political turmoil and unite deeply divided country

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as the eighth president of Sri Lanka

Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as Sri Lanka's president on Thursday and will face the tough task of leading the country out of its economic crisis and restoring order after months of mass protests

Sri Lanka's economic collapse needs immediate global attention: UN experts

The experts noted that this crisis has had a serious impact on the enjoyment of human rights for the entire population

China's debt trap diplomacy responsible for economic calamity in Sri Lanka

China's debt trap diplomacy has become a major cause of Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic crisis due to the failure of the island nation

NIA raids 22 places in Tamil Nadu amid drugs, arms smuggling from Sri Lanka

NIA on Wednesday conducted searches at 22 locations of Tamil Nadu in connection with operations of narco mafia of Sri Lanka operating in collusion with Pakistan-based drug and gun runner

Shoot-on-sight orders in Sri Lanka as Ranil elected President by Parliament

Nation in a very difficult situation and there are big challenges ahead, says Wickremesinghe as protesters gather outside Presidential Secretariat

Pakistan's win over Lanka in Galle Test causes reshuffle in WTC standings

Pakistan's remarkable victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle on Wednesday caused a major reshuffle within the top five on the World Test Championship standings.

Sri Lankan lawmakers elect Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president

Acting President Wickremesinghe was elected as Sri Lanka's new President by Parliament, following a high-voltage political drama which saw his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country