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More pain in Sri Lanka before any resolution to crisis

Asia Pacific | ANALYSIS May 19, 2022

More pain in Sri Lanka before any resolution to crisis

by Jorgelina Do Rosario and Swati Bhat

To bring back some stability, new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed selling the national airline, printing more money and possibly raising taxes.

Ranil Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for sixth time amid crisis

Asia Pacific May 13, 2022

Ranil Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for sixth time amid crisis

by Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal

He replaces the president's brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned amid deadly street protests.

Rift with president kept Sri Lanka PM in dark about intel of looming Easter attack, says minister

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. The prime minister ...

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.

Sri Lanka's strongman is back, and he's brought his family too

Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Nov 2, 2018

Sri Lanka's strongman is back, and he's brought his family too

by Iain Marlow

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. "I'm not interested in ...

After sacking prime minister, Sri Lankan president suspends parliament as political rift deepens

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. "The president ...

Abe pledges ¥45 billion to Sri Lanka for airport development

National / Politics Oct 6, 2015

Abe pledges ¥45 billion to Sri Lanka for airport development

by Masaaki Kameda

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday pledged ¥45 billion in loans to expand Sri Lanka's sole international airport. After meeting with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at his office in Tokyo, Abe said the two leaders agreed to upgrade the bilateral relationship to a ...

National / 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. A meeting with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is envisioned on Oct. 5, one ...

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.

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