Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Sri Lankan president finds himself in a unique situation that allows him to implement IMF recommendations in full, a fact that the IMF wouldn’t have missed.

The government is arming itself with a law to crush mass protests and strikes aimed at opposing its economic policies and IMF austerity measures.

The vote on the 22nd Amendment to the constitution lays bare the declining grip of the Rajapaksas over the SLPP.

In a recent address, President Wickremesinghe defended the Chinese-built Hambantota port but pledged to address India’s security concerns.

While the government says it is willing to engage with the international community to seek closure of human rights issues, any solution should conform to the country's constitution.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said his government will soon start negotiating debt restructuring with countries that provide loans to Sri Lanka.

Wickremesinghe said the government's aim is to create a surplus in the primary budget by the year 2025 and to bring down public debt.

Ranil Wickremesinghe's use of troops to dismantle protest camps in Colombo sends out a chilling message.

The recently elected Sri Lankan president has started badly, by using troops to forcibly vacate protest sites in Colombo.

Hours after his swearing-in, he sent troops and police to force protesters out of the main protest sites in Colombo.

Widely seen to be an ally of the Rajapaksas, his election could reignite fresh protests on the restive island.