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Sri Lanka's unpopular prime minister was elected president Wednesday, in a secret parliamentary ballot that risked reigniting turmoil among a public outraged by the South Asian nation's economic collapse. Sri Lankans have taken to the street for months to demand their president and his prime minister step down as the…

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Abdullah Shafique steers Pakistan to win over Sri Lanka in first test

The first test finished not long after Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president

The Hindu

Lamprais with a past: on Cynthia Shanmugalingam’s debut cookbook, Rambutan

As she opens the first Sri Lankan restaurant Rambutan, in London’s Borough Market, Cynthia Shanmugalingam releases her debut cookbook, the story of lost homeland woven together with her family’s culinary gems

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Protesters sombre after Wickremesinghe's win in Sri Lanka, but some vow to fight on

Sri Lanka's imposing presidential secretariat which was stormed by a sea of protesters in early July, forcing out then incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was almost deserted on Wednesday as his replacement was voted in.

Reuters

Ranil Wickremesinghe elected crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s new president

Legislators tap six-time PM as president, defying risk of more protests by people angry over deepening economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Europe’s heat apocalypse / Sri Lanka’s protests: Inside the 22 July Guardian Weekly

Wildfires and record temperatures. Plus: Change in Colombo?

The Guardian - UK

Quotes: Sri Lanka's parliament picks Wickremesinghe as new president

Sri Lanka's acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, won a vote in parliament on Wednesday to be the next president until 2024, taking over from former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa who resigned after fleeing the country last week.

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Six-time PM Wickrazemesinghe wins Sri Lanka presidency

Sri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday overwhelmingly elected as president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the crisis-wracked country and resigned last week.

Bangkok Post

Lawmakers in troubled Sri Lanka choose a new president to replace the ousted leader

In a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the South Asian island nation, six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was chosen to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country.

WEKU

Wickremesinghe, a wily political survivor, elected Sri Lanka's president

Ranil Wickremesinghe, a lawyer who served as Sri Lanka's prime minister a record six times, has finally made it to the top job, securing the presidency after winning a parliamentary vote on Wednesday despite fierce public opposition to his candidacy.

Reuters

Sri Lanka president vote: Ranil Wickremesinghe wins amid protests

MPs pick ex-PM seen as close to ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a move likely to frustrate protesters

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka's Wickremesinghe voted in as next president

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be the country's next president until 2024, a parliament vote count showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

Sri Lankan parliament elects six-time PM Wickremesinghe as new president

Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the crisis-wracked country and resigned last week.

France 24

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe voted in as next president despite protesters calling for him to quit

Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been voted in as next president on Wednesday.

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Indian official assaulted in Sri Lanka

High Commission urges citizens to make movements safely.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka Parliament to choose president to lead past crisis

Sri Lanka's Parliament will vote by secret ballot Wednesday for a new president to lead the country out of a deep political, economic and humanitarian crisis

The Hindu

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Reuters

Sri Lanka gets new president in six-time PM Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan lawmakers voted in acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president on Wednesday, hoping his long experience in government can help pull the country out of a crippling economic and political crisis.

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Sri Lanka failed to show fiscal prudence, India’s help unprecedented: Jaishankar

Uproar at all-party meeting as Centre shows comparison of economic situation in Indian States

The Hindu

Ton-up Shafique drives Pakistan’s record chase at Galle against Sri Lanka

Opener Abdullah Shafique hit a gritty century to keep Pakistan in the hunt to chase down a victory target of 342 in the opening Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday

The Conversation

Inflation is rising in Kenya: here's why, and how to fix it

Inflation has hit many countries recently, from the United States to Sri Lanka.

The Hindu

Seven more Sri Lankan Tamils reach Dhanushkodi

The Sri Lankan Tamils were handed over to authorities at Mandapam Rehabilitation Camp

Bangkok Post

Malaysia not at risk of collapsing like Sri Lanka: minister

Malaysia is stable and is not at risk of going bankrupt like Sri Lanka, Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz said, citing the International Monetary Fund’s prediction for the economy to expand 5.75% this year as reason for confidence.

France 24

Economic crisis in Sri Lanka as millions suffer shortages of essential items

As Sri Lanka's protest movement reaches 100 days, the people proudly and defiantly said that their fight is not over. Indeed, in addition to political uncertainty, the country faces a long list of problems, with years of mismanagement coupled with external shocks. The coronavirus pandemic has battered the tourism industry,…

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka presidency a close contest after frontrunner pulls out

Ranil Wickremesinghe will face the opposition-backed Dullas Alahapperuma and Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Wednesday vote.

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