COLOMBO, July 12 — Sri Lanka's parliament will elect a new president on July 20, its speaker said on Monday, after protesters stormed the residences of the current president and prime minister, who have both offered to quit amid an economic meltdown.

PUTRAJAYA, July 11 — Malaysians intending to visit Sri Lanka have been advised to defer non-essential travel for the time being following public unrest in the island nation, due to the unprecedented financial crisis in the country.

COLOMBO, June 28 — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday instructed officials to import fuel immediately, Xinhua news agency reported.

NEW DELHI, May 17 — Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told his people to prepare for at least two more months of hardships in a grim speech that offered candid details about the country's unprecedented financial crisis.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — Malaysia's High Commission in Sri Lanka has advised Malaysians residing in the island nation to be cautious and always adhere to the rules and regulations there following the ongoing economic crisis and security situation in that country.

COLOMBO, April 29 — Domestic debt in the form of government securities and development bonds will not be restructured as restructuring external debt is a top priority for Sri Lanka, reported Xinhua, quoting the central bank governor on Thursday.

ANKARA, April 6 — Sri Lanka’s president has revoked a state of emergency previously declared in the island nation, according to the country’s Official Gazette on Tuesday.

COLOMBO, April 2 — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a public emergency as the country faced a severe power crisis and rising inflation, Xinhua news agency reported.

COLOMBO/MUMBAI, April 6 — Sri Lanka on Monday banned imports of palm oil and new palm plantations and told producers to uproot existing plantations in a phased manner, in a surprise move that baffled the edible oil industry.

COLOMBO, Aug 7 — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's party and its allies won an overwhelming two-thirds majority in a parliament election, results showed on Friday, giving him the power to enact sweeping changes to the constitution.

COLOMBO, Aug 5 — Sri Lankans lined up before polling stations opened on Wednesday, wearing masks and social distancing, to elect a new parliament that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hopes will clear the way for him to boost his powers.