The appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka will not be accepted by the public as a solution to the country’s economic crises, said the JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Ranil Wickremesinghe’s appointment to the post of Prime Minister cannot be accepted, said His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith today (May 12).

Sri Lanka’s Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa in a letter addressed to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had informed him that he is ready to be sworn in as Prime Minister and form an interim government.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued a travel ban on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP Namal Rajapaksa, MP Johnston Fernando and 14 others.

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will take oaths as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka before the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at 6.30 PM today (May 12).

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harin Fernando has decided to become an independent Member of Parliament.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he will appoint a new Prime Minister this week and a Cabinet who will have the majority support in Parliament.

The island-wide curfew currently effective in Sri Lanka will be lifted temporarily tomorrow (May 12) at 07.00 AM.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has held talks with Parliamentarian Ranil Wickremesinghe this evening (May 12).

Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry has instructed the three-armed forces to use necessary force to prevent vehicle searches by unlawful gangs or violent groups and incidents of damaging public or private property, looting and assault.

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged authorities in Sri Lanka, which has been shaken by unrest over the country’s worst economic crisis, to “listen to the hopes of the people” and respect human rights and civil liberties.

Sri Lankan authorities deployed armored vehicles and troops in the streets of the capital on Wednesday, two days after pro-government mobs attacked peaceful protesters, triggering a wave of violence across the country.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says that the economic situation in the country will become worse if political stability is not established soon.

Secretaries have been re-appointed to the Ministries of Finance, Defence, and Public Security with effect from yesterday (May 10), the President’s Media Division says.

Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne today confirmed that former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was escorted to the Trincomalee Naval Base for security reasons following the tense situation outside the Temple Trees.

If Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa is willing to accept the Premiership and form a government, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is prepared to support him, SLFP’s General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara said.