Colombo(Sri Lanka)- Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, its prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday, in comments underscoring the country’s dire situation as it seeks help from international lenders. Prime Minister Ranil
Columbo(Srilanka)- Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka nearly three weeks ago, with a daunting mandate to bring the crisis-weary country back from the brink of an economic abyss that threatens to tear it apart. The five-time prime minister inherited a country on the verge of bankruptcy and burdened with so much […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis. Wickremesinghe, a contentious choice by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, took his oath in a ceremony at the president’s residence. Protesters have blocked the […]