Hundreds of Ranil Wickremesinghe supporters gather outside court as leader joins proceedings via Zoom

Six-time PM detained in Colombo over allegations of misuse of state funds

NEW YORK, Sept 21 — Malaysia and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties in various sectors.

NEW DELHI, Sept 3 — Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled in July as protesters angry over the dire economic situation stormed his home and office, has returned to the country.

COLOMBO, July 18 — Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency, according to a government notice released late on Sunday, as his administration seeks to quell social unrest and tackle an economic crisis gripping the island nation.

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.

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.