Sri Lanka president brings back five-time former PM in effort to ease crisis Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed to lead ‘unity government’ after days of deadly violence The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka’s returning prime minister Wickremesinghe returns for a sixth term as Sri Lanka PM with the country mired in political and economic crises. Al Jazeera · May 12, 2022
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan prime minister - sources Sri Lanka's opposition lawmaker Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the next prime minister of the country, two sources in his United National Party said. Reuters · May 12, 2022
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as PM of crisis-hit Sri Lanka Five-time former leader is being appointed in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, says a party official. Al Jazeera · 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
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
Explained: How Sri Lanka fell into its worst economic crisis & what's next NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic crisis has only deepened further in the past few months, stemming from mismanaged government finances and ill-timed tax cuts in addition to the impact of Covid pandemic. The Times of India · May 11, 2022
‘Gota go home’: desperate Sri Lankans call for President Rajapaksa to quit Strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s position looks weak amid an economic crisis that threatens to turn into starvation The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022