Sri Lanka presidential elections 2024: All eyes on poll date in Sri Lanka amid concern over Bill

Sri Lanka presidential elections 2024: All eyes on poll date in Sri Lanka amid concern over Bill

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. FIle | Photo Credit: N. Ram The date of Sri Lanka’s presidential election will be announced next week, the country’s Election Commission said on July 19, amid fresh speculation in the wake of a gazette issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dated July 18, 2024, the gazette notification pertains to amending … Read more

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe presents budget; says economy not out of crisis yet

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe presents budget; says economy not out of crisis yet

A woman buys vegetables at a market, on the day President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is also the island nation’s Finance Minister, presents the annual budget in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on November 13 presented his government’s 2024 budget, emphasising the need for tough … Read more