Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka begins ‘unity’ govt with opposition boycott

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka named the first ministers of a “unity” government tasked with rescuing the country from a crippling economic crisis, but which has so far failed to gain opposition support. Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was appointed Prime Minister on Thursday, has attempted to form a cross-party coalition to begin repairing the island nation’s shattered finances. However, … Read more

Sri Lanka president expands cabinet amid financial crisis protests

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a brand new 17-member cabinet, but it does not encompass members of his own family who had been dropped as protests erupted over the authorities’ dealing with of a devastating economic crisis. The president’s elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, but remains the high minister. The island state of 22 … Read more