Eight Ministers inducted into the new Sri Lankan Cabinet: Sri Lanka is badly hit due to the economic crisis and the people are left shattered as the prices of the basic commodities touched the skies. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa submitted his resignation after severe public outrage.
Sri Lankan schools were closed and public officials were asked not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days, with protests continuing amid the nation's worst economic crisis in decades.
As Sri Lanka grapples with its worst economic and political crisis in decades, some Sri Lankans living in Winnipeg are rallying to send support back home.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12: United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka amid the worst economic crisis faced by the country that has seen violent anti-government protests. Wickremesinghe, who has served as Prime Minister five times, was administered the oath of office by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Wickremesinghe accepted the post of Prime Minister after securing the support of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs, the Daily Mirror […]