Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Wickremesinghe proposes 13th amendment, reconciliation with Tamil community

Colombo Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed for the 13th Amendment to reconcile the country's minority Tamil community. He has invited all Lankan parties to submit proposals on 13A, which allows for the transfer of power to the minority...
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe warns of violent protests again

Colombo Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe briefed the cabinet on Tuesday about intelligence reports that warned of public unrest by some groups. Cabinet spokesperson and minister Bandula Gunawardene said the crisis of water for agriculture due to the current drought...
Indian Rupee

Can Indian Rupee be a means of payment in Sri Lanka’s domestic market?

Colombo The Government of Sri Lanka approved Indian Rupee as an international currency. After which now trade between India and Sri Lanka will be possible in Indian currency. But, the Indian currency will not be used for domestic transactions in...
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka: Wickremesinghe efforts reconcile minority Tamil community

Colombo Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe plans to press ahead with his bid to fully implement the 13th Amendment as part of efforts for reconciliation with the country's minority Tamil community. The President's officials gave this information on Wednesday. The...
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s future pathway: demand for political autonomy

Colombo Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to make his first official visit to India this week. Before travelling to India, Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold a meeting with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in Parliament on Tuesday. It is...
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra

Indian Foreign Secretary Meets Sri Lanka President

Colombo Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe's first official visit to India, Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met him on Tuesday during his two-day official visit to Colombo. The meeting, which took place at the Defense Ministry premises, was focused...
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe denies military deal with China

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe recently visited Britain and France. During this, he also interacted with the media there. The Sri Lankan President interacted on various issues and also answered the questions of the media. During this, a topic was...
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Clash between Government and opposition

In Sri Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe's government has been at loggerheads with the opposition for its continued postponement of local elections. Opposition parties are now openly accusing the President of establishing a dictatorship. The main opposition Samgai Jana Balawegaya (SJB)...