Sri Lanka now encounters an unprecedented political and economic crisis in its 74 year democratic administration history since independence without a functioning government after the president fled the country from mass protests this week.
The Secretary General of the British Commonwealth Patricia Scotland has called for a peaceful transition of power in Sri Lanka after public protests forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country.
It is reported that UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardena is going to be appointed as a Member of Parliament.
According to sources, the appointment will...