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Sri Lanka to form unit to help restructure state-owned enterprises: Prez

He also said value-added tax will be increased from 12 to 15 per cent effective from September 1 and the retirement age of government and semi-government employees will be reduced to 60 years

Amid soft-peg crisis, Sri Lanka suspends imports of over 300 items from Wed

The list also included bags, bottle cases, jewellery boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases, toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock

Former Lanka Prez Gotabaya to stay in Singapore for two more weeks: Report

Rajapaksa, who is currently staying in Singapore, was expected to depart the country on August 11 when his visa expired.

World Bank has no new financing plans for crisis-hit Sri Lanka: Report

The government hopes to secure an Extended Fund Facility.

LIVE news updates: Covid virus jumped to humans at Wuhan mkt, find studies

Live news updates:The findings may quash the theory that the virus leaked from the lab at the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Lanka Prez; assures support in recovery

Wickremesinghe, 73, was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president after he was elected by lawmakers

Human rights group urge new Sri Lankan prez not to use force on protesters

An international rights group has urged Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to cease the unlawful use of force against anti-government protesters

Dinesh Gunawardena takes oath as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's economic crisis, the worst since it gained independence in 1948, has spiraled into a political crisis as well

LIVE news updates: EC issues certificate of election to Droupadi Murmu

Live news updates: The certificate will now be sent to the Union Home Secretary

A first in 44 years: Lankan Parliament to directly elect President

Wickremesinghe, Alahapperuma and leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake were proposed by lawmakers on Tuesday as the three candidates

Lanka-IMF talks almost complete, says acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe

'The negotiations with the IMF were nearing conclusion, and discussions for assistance with foreign countries were also progressing

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Lanka's interim prez amid political crisis

Wickremesinghe, 73, was sworn in as the acting president of Sri Lanka before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, the prime minister's office said in a statement

Gotabaya entered on pvt visit, he hasn't asked for asylum: Singapore govt

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who had promised to resign on Wednesday, appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the acting President hours after he fled the country

SL: Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in Singapore, not travel to Middle East

The Sri Lankan President and his wife, who took Saudia Airlines flight SV788 to Singapore, were expected to travel to Jeddah

Top headlines: Rs 4k-cr duty evasion by Oppo, says DRI; Mindtree Q1 net up

Oppo India, the Indian subsidiary of a Chinese firm, deals in various brands of mobile phones, including Oppo, OnePlus and Realme

Sri Lankan Cabinet to resign once all-party interim govt is formed: PMO

Opposition parties on Sunday held talks and decided to form an all-party interim government after President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe agreed to resign

Sri Lankan prime minister calls for Cabinet meeting amid political turmoil

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he is resigning from his post, as the pressure from the protestors intensified

Will resign on July 13: Sri Lankan President officially informs PM

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also said he was willing to resign and make way for an all-party government to take over

People power brought down the Rajapaksas in Sri Lanka. But what's next?

If there's one thing these protesters have shown, it is that the Rajapaksas can be defeated

How Sri Lanka spiralled into its current economic crisis: An explainer

Analysts say that economic mismanagement by successive governments has weakened Sri Lanka's public finances, leaving national expenditure in excess of income