Ranil Wickramasinghe

US dollars will be sourced from open markets to pay for petrol and crude, says veteran politician.

Prime Minister has said the nation is working to obtain dollars in the open market to also pay for three ships with crude oil.

Sri Lanka is facing a dire shortage of foreign exchange, fuel and medicines, and economic activity has slowed to a crawl

The order came after mobs had gone on the rampage attacking properties linked to the Rajapaksa family and those close to them

We cannot become a part of this Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe government," Wimal Weerawansa, a legislator for the independent group from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's SLPP said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa pledges to form a new government to end political instability.

His appointment comes hours after former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena, resigned Saturday

He said Asia will bail out the world, if it is allowed to frame the rules