Ganja was elevated and placed on a Sanskrit pedestal when the decried leaf was referred to as Triloka Wijayapathra in the course of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s budget speech in November 2022, ...

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday called on the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister to prevent political parties ...

Sri Lanka's newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses journalists during a visit to the Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo, July 20, 2022. ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty ...

The Inter-University Bhikkhu Federation (IUBF) staged a protest near the Education Ministry in Isurupaya, Battaramulla, on Wednesday, opposing the government’s proposed education reforms. Federation ...

In his first major speech to Parliament since taking over, Ranil Wickremesinghe called on lawmakers to form an all-party government to resolve the South Asian nation’s economic crisis.

July 20 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, a largely unpopular figure whose house was set on fire during recent protests fueled by the country's ongoing economic crisis, was ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe told party leaders - who had demanded his resignation - that he would leave office once they all agree on forming a new government, according to his spokesperson.

Ranil Wickremesinghe, a canny political survivor with ties to the exiled former president, inherits a nation in deep crisis. By Emily Schmall and Mujib Mashal July 20, 2022 ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe has spent 45 years of his life in Parliament and said he is happy to be Sri Lanka's next president By Lawrence Richard Fox News Published July 20, 2022 4:40am EDT Facebook ...

Sri Lanka's parliament elected longtime politician Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president in a secret ballot on Wednesday. Here's what led to this moment.

Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country’s previous administration was “covering up facts” about its crippling financial crisis.