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RANIL WICKREMESINGHE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 25, 2023
Japan and Sri Lanka confirm importance of transparent debt restructuring
Japan, France and India have launched an initiative to coordinate the restructuring of Sri Lanka's hefty loans among its creditors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2022
A fallen dynasty backs Sri Lanka’s leader as creditors seek answers
Foreign currency reserves in the country continue to dwindle, falling to less than $1.8 billion in August, with IMF funds unlikely to arrive for several months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022
With an IMF deal in hand, Sri Lanka now courts China and India
To get debt to a sustainable level, Beijing, New Delhi, Tokyo, multilateral organizations and global asset managers must all swallow losses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2022
Sri Lanka troops demolish main protest camp
Troops and police Special Task Force commandos wielding batons and armed with automatic assault rifles charged on people blockading the seafront Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2022
Sri Lankan forces raid anti-government protest camp as new president takes office
Media footage showed soldiers in riot gear and armed with assault rifles tearing down the camp, set up in April by protesters enraged with the country's economic collapse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 21, 2022
For Sri Lanka's new leader, a daunting challenge awaits
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has had six stints as prime minister, is taking charge of a nation of 22 million people grappling with myriad issues even aside from the recent political turmoil.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2022
Sri Lanka’s parliament picks Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president
It's not immediately clear how his win will be viewed by ordinary Sri Lankans, who are suffering prolonged power cuts and massive queues for fuel.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2022
Three-way fight to lead bankrupt Sri Lanka
The winner will take charge of a bankrupt nation that is in talks with the IMF for a bailout, with its 22 million people enduring severe shortages of food, fuel and medicines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2022
The fall of the house of Rajapaksa
Through a combination of authoritarianism, nepotism, cronyism, and hubris, the Rajapaksa family weighed down Sri Lanka's economy with more debt than it could possibly bear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 19, 2022
More pain in Sri Lanka before any resolution to crisis
To bring back some stability, new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed selling the national airline, printing more money and possibly raising taxes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2022
Ranil Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for sixth time amid crisis
He replaces the president's brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned amid deadly street protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2019
Rift with president kept Sri Lanka PM in dark about intel of looming Easter attack, says minister
A rift between Sri Lanka's president and prime minister that sparked a crisis last year came under scrutiny on Monday a day after a series of deadly bomb blasts, with questions over how the government handled a recent warning of an attack.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2018
Sri Lanka returns to regular order
The Japanese government should hold up Sri Lanka as an example of how its strategy to engage the region offers advantages to all who share it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2018
Sri Lanka's strongman is back, and he's brought his family too
In a compound secured by the Sri Lankan elite special task force that protects the island nation's top leaders, beneath framed photos of himself in army uniform, the brother of newly installed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is mulling a presidential run.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2018
After sacking prime minister, Sri Lankan president suspends parliament as political rift deepens
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday suspended parliament until Nov. 16, a day after removing Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and replacing him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in a surprise move that signals escalating political tensions in the South Asian nation.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2016
After outage, Sri Lanka to guard key power transmission centers with troops
Sri Lanka will send troops to guard 100 key power transmission centers across the island nation, officials said Monday, a day after the worst power outage in 20 years, as the head of the state-owned utility board refused to rule out sabotage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2015
Abe pledges ¥45 billion to Sri Lanka for airport development
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday pledged ¥45 billion in loans to expand Sri Lanka's sole international airport.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2015
Abe planning talks with French, Turkish, Sri Lankan leaders next month
Arrangements are being made for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hold talks with French, Turkish and Sri Lankan leaders in Japan over three days in early October, a government source said.
EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2015
Sri Lanka continues toward reform
Former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa's recent electoral defeat means Sri Lanka can move forward on reform.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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