Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan PM to begin his three-day India visit from today

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe will on Tuesday arrive in New Delhi for a three-day visit to India.

Oct 04, 2016, 08:51 AM IST

Ban Ki-moon holds talks with Sri Lankan PM

Ban Ki-moon will depart Sri Lanka after three days on September 2 to attend the upcoming G20 Summit in China's city of Hangzhou.

Sep 01, 2016, 11:22 AM IST

Sri Lankan PM hopeful of resolving fishing issue with India

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Thursday expressed hope that the fishermen issue with India would be resolved as talks were going on at different levels, even as more than 40 Indian fishermen have been arrested by Lankan Navy this month.

Jul 07, 2016, 18:06 PM IST

Sri Lanka welcomes EU decision to lift ban on fish products

Sri Lanka has welcomed a European Union decision to remove it from a list of countries that fail to control illegal and unregulated fishing, ending a ban on imports of fish caught by Sri Lanka-flagged vessels.

Jun 17, 2016, 16:18 PM IST

Chinese-built finance district in Colombo port city: Lanka PM

China will build a business and finance district within the planned Colombo port city on a strip of reclaimed sea land, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said here today.

Apr 10, 2016, 18:30 PM IST

Indian concerns over Colombo port city project addressed: Sri Lanka

Ruling out chances of India-China clash to gain control of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Saturday said his government has addressed New Delhi's security concerns over the newly- modified USD 1.5 billion Colombo Port City project.

Apr 09, 2016, 16:16 PM IST

Third nationwide power failure hits Sri Lanka

The first power failure was reported in September 2015 due to a technical fault at the CEB, followed by another one on February 25.

Mar 13, 2016, 17:37 PM IST

Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks probe into `missing` wartime gold

Sri Lanka`s prime minister on Wednesday called for a probe into the whereabouts of vast quantities of gold held by the army, years after it was recovered from the island`s former warzone.

Mar 09, 2016, 17:47 PM IST

Sri Lanka under massive debt burden: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today blamed the previous Mahinda Rajapaksa regime for leaving behind a massive rupees 9.5 trillion debt burden on the country.

Mar 08, 2016, 17:26 PM IST

Sri Lanka fires security boss for harassing lovers

The move came after a couple posted video of the guards on social media and is a marked change from the former government.

Mar 07, 2016, 11:45 AM IST

Sushma Swaraj calls on Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe here on Friday, the first day of her two-day visit to this island nation.

Feb 05, 2016, 15:35 PM IST

Govt ready to devolve power to Tamils: Lankan PM

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday said his government was ready to devolve power to minority Tamils under a new Constitution.

Jan 16, 2016, 00:35 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena vows to resettle displaced Tamils within 6 months

Moved by the plight of Tamils displaced during the three-decade-long civil war, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has promised to set up a special task force to resettle them within six months.

Dec 21, 2015, 13:12 PM IST

Sri Lanka desires strong defence ties with China, India

The military crushed the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009 after 30 years of war which killed thousands on both sides.

Dec 20, 2015, 17:37 PM IST

Lanka calls for new maritime security arrangements for IOR

Sri Lanka is wiling to take the lead in forming a multilateral forum with UN support to ensure the maritime security of the Indian Ocean.

Nov 24, 2015, 01:04 AM IST

Sri Lanka govt faces threat of split over 'floating armoury'

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition is facing the first major threat of a split as two key ministers threatened to take "decisive political action" if their Cabinet colleague was not sacked, following his defence of a controversial 'floating armoury' scandal.

Nov 06, 2015, 21:20 PM IST

Sri Lanka President calls all-party meet on UN resolution

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called an all-party meeting to discuss the latest UNHRC resolution over the alleged rights abuses committed during the 26-year-old civil war with the Tamil Tigers.

Oct 22, 2015, 16:11 PM IST

Ships including submarines from all countries can visit Sri Lanka, will inform neighbours: Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka will allow future submarine visits by China provided they are not too frequent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said underlining that the mistrust with India in the past could have been avoided if it had been kept in the picture about the dockings.

Oct 18, 2015, 18:49 PM IST

Sri Lankan PM calls on President Mukherjee

Sri Lanka`s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.

Sep 16, 2015, 13:58 PM IST