The Radical Centre founded by the late Minister Mangala Samaraweera has called on the Gotabaya Rajapaksa-Ranil Wickremesinghe administration to release all political prisoners who have been incarcerated for almost thirteen years as Sri Lankan Tamils mark Mullivaikkal Memorial Day today (May 18) commemorating those who died in the civil war that ended in 2009.

Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe is to be sworn-in as the new Prime Minister today (12) with cross-party support in the 225-member parliament, sources at the Presidential Secretariat said.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to be sworn-in as the new Prime Minister, highly placed sources at the Presidential Secretariat said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will make a special televised address at 9.00 p.m. tonight (11).

Veteran trade union leader and left wing activist in Sri Lanka Linus Jayathilake, has passed away after a brief illness.

Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe warned that the country's deep economic woes could worsen further if a solution to end its current political crisis isn’t found “urgently.”

Sri Lanka's main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will not receive the support of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) to form an interim government under the leadership of the SJB, a senior member of the ruling coalition said.

Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaksa -- who resigned as prime minister after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters and sparked a day of violence -- will not flee the country, his son told AFP on Tuesday.

The Black Cap Movement has called on the United Nations to directly intervene to protect basic human rights of Sri Lankans after scores of Rajapaksa loyalists launched attacks on peaceful protestors on Monday (09).

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has condemned the violent acts that are taking place in the country as hundreds of Rajapaksa loyalists attacked unarmed protesters camping outside the president's office at Galle Face.