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

Deadly border dispute between neighbours, which has ended in a ceasefire, causes labour imbalance

COLOMBO, Sept 24 — Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake named Harini Amarasuriya, a college professor and first-time lawmaker, as the new Prime Minister of the Indian Ocean island nation today, making her the third woman to be appointed to the post.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake on becoming Sri Lanka’s new president and expressed optimism about strengthening Malaysia-Sri Lanka relations.

COLOMBO, Sept 18 — Just over two years since Sri Lanka's 'Aragalaya' uprising that deposed the nation's president, the movement that sparked the mass struggle is rallying behind Anura Kumara Dissanayake to lead the fight against corruption and revive a broken economy.

MARRAKECH, Oct 11 — Discussions between Sri Lanka and all its creditors are ongoing, though the International Monetary Fund has not been informed about any specific agreements, its mission chief for the country said on Wednesday.

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

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The Immigration Department has busted a syndicate which used Malaysian international passports to smuggle Sri Lankan children to Europe, following the arrest of a local married couple.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — Malaysia has donated medicines worth RM288,610 to Sri Lanka and the aid had been sent to Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — The Cabinet has agreed to the recruitment of 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka after taking into account the state of the country which is hit by the current economic crisis, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M.

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.

NEW DELHI, Aug 14 — Sri Lanka has granted permission for a Chinese research vessel to visit the country after initially deferring the planned trip due to pressure from neighbouring India.

BANGKOK, Aug 11 — Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday and stay temporarily in a second Southeast Asian country since fleeing his island nation last month in the midst of mass protests.

NEW DELHI, Aug 5 — Sri Lankan nationals have been told by their government not to seek employment illegally in Malaysia by using social visit passes.

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/SINGAPORE, July 15 — Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following mass protests over an economic meltdown.

COLOMBO, July 13 — The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out of control.

COLOMBO, July 13 — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, two sources told Reuters, hours before he was due to step down amid widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.

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.