The Latest Breaking News from Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan president's visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties

Sri Lanka and India have signed a slew of energy, development and trade agreements, signaling the growing economic ties between the two neighboring countries

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023

PM Modi raises Eelam Tamil aspirations with Ranil Wickremesinghe

India-Sri Lanka ties strengthen as PM Modi and President Wickremesinghe hold talks. India extended $4B in financial aid to Sri Lanka during economic crisis. NSA Doval and EAM Jaishankar discussed security and bilateral issues.

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2023

Morning Digest | Four held in Manipur sexual assault case; Justice B.R. Gavai to head Bench hearing Rahul Gandhi defamation case today, and more

Morning Digest, July 21, 2023 | Four held in Manipur sexual assault case; B.R. Gavai to head Bench hearing Rahul Gandhi defamation case today, and more

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2023

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to visit India on July 21

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will embark on a two-day visit to India on July 21 during which he is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Hindu · Jul 9, 2023

Sri Lanka's Cabinet approves a domestic debt restructuring plan in effort to solve economic crisis

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved a program to restructure the country’s staggering domestic debt as the island nation struggles to emerge from an economic crisis that has engulfed it since last year

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

India extends $1 billion credit line to Sri Lanka by another year

India on May 30 extended its $1 billion credit line to Sri Lanka by another year to help the island nation hit hard by an unprecedented economic crisis procure much-needed food, medicine and other essential items. An agreement was signed between the State Bank of India (SBI) and the Sri…

The Hindu · May 30, 2023

Sri Lankan Parliament votes to support IMF recovery program

Sri Lanka’s Parliament has voted to support the implementation of a four-year International Monetary Fund program aimed at solving the country’s economic crisis and reducing its debt burden

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

Sri Lanka seeks $17 billion debt reduction by restructuring

Sri Lanka’s president has asked its parliament to approve a four-year International Monetary Fund program to restructure the country's $17 billion in foreign debt

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023

Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for Easter 2019 attacks

Thousands of Sri Lankans are holding a protest in the capital, demanding justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed nearly 270 people

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Sri Lanka receives first tranche of IMF bailout, says president

Ranil Wickremesinghe says his government will kick off next round of talks with creditors in the third week of April.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2023