Sri Lanka is sliding into a default as the grace period on two unpaid foreign bonds ends on Wednesday, the latest blow to a country rattled by economic pain and social unrest.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) says it would support all correct decisions taken by the government to resolve the current economic crisis in the country, party’s chairman Maithripala Sirisena says.

Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s new prime minister who was sworn-in on Thursday, has appointed a committee to ensure protection for the ‘Gota Go Gama’ protest site in the country’s commercial capital of Colombo

The price of a 400 gram packet of imported milk powder has been increased.

Indian intelligence services inform Sri Lanka that investigations will be carried out with regards to an Indian newspaper publishing a report that the LTTE is planning to launch an attack.

Two persons who were trying to transfer US$ 47,000 through the Undiyal system have been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF).

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed four new Cabinet Ministers today (May 14).

Sri Lanka’s Consul General to Sydney Australia, Lakshman Hulugalle has passed away at the age of 66.

Sri Lanka has received assurance from Indian officials regarding supply of fertilisers that the island nation requires urgently. Sri Lankan High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda met concerned officials on Friday to discuss the issue.

Protesters attacked earlier this week by supporters of Sri Lanka’s government demanded Friday that the newly appointed prime minister arrest his predecessor for allegedly instigating the attack against them as they were calling for his resignation.

Sri Lanka’s new prime minister has told the BBC an economic crisis that has brought misery and unrest is “going to get worse before it gets better”.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party would support the Ranil Wickremesinghe led Government, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam confirmed to the media.

The island-wide curfew now in force will be lifted at 6:00 AM tomorrow and re-imposed at 6:00 PM tomorrow (May 14) till 5.00 AM on Sunday (May 15), the PMD said.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided not to accept any portfolios or be part of a government under Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.