The Latest Breaking News from Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka opposition, protesters push anti-govt campaign despite new PM

Sri Lanka's main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president resign to take responsibility for the country's disastrous economic crisis.

Reuters · May 13, 2022

I want to thank PM Narendra Modi, says Sri Lanka's new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he looks forward to closer ties with India during his term and thanked India for its economic assistance to the country as it tackles the worst economic crisis since independence.

The Times of India · May 13, 2022

Backstories at the seafront

Covering crisis-hit Sri Lanka can reveal many stories, some going back more than half a century

The Hindu · May 12, 2022

Party official: Wickremesinghe to be appointed Sri Lankan PM

A party official says five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be reappointed in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Where Sri Lanka’s inflation-driven crisis could head next

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has defied calls to resign, pledging instead to form a new government after violent clashes this week left eight people dead in an escalation of a monthslong crisis over food and fuel shortages.

The Times of India · May 12, 2022

Sri Lanka President Set to Name New PM

Beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister Thursday to try to steer Sri Lanka out of its dire economic crisis after days of violence, officials said. Respected five-time former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was the frontrunner to head a "unity government" with cross-party support in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 12, 2022

Sri Lanka names new PM in bid to address growing crisis

Sri Lanka appointed a new prime minister on Thursday, as its embattled president seeks a way out of the country's worst economic crisis since independence that has sparked widespread protests.

Reuters · May 12, 2022

Sri Lanka's ruling family in fight for survival as crisis worsens

His beloved villa has been daubed in graffiti by protesters, and a museum dedicated to his father ransacked. Now former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is in hiding in a heavily fortified military base, protected by the armed forces.

Reuters · May 12, 2022

The Sri Lankan state is using violence to unleash fury on its citizens, as its political and economic crisis deepens

The Sri Lankan state is descending into a full blown political and economic crisis, as more people contend with starvation, death and severe disruptions. Now they are also facing the brutal violence of the state.

The Conversation · May 12, 2022

The Rajapaksa family maintained an iron grip on power in Sri Lanka for decades. Then it started to unravel

For decades, the Rajapaksa family has loomed large on the tropical island nation of Sri Lanka, but their era of dominance could be finally coming to a close.

ABC News · May 11, 2022