Sri Lanka's newly elected president sworn into office

Sri Lankan troops tear down protest camp outside the President's office - Egypt Independent

Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN)Sri Lanka‘s police and military troops forcibly removed anti-government protesters camped outside the presidential office in Colombo in a pre-dawn raid on Friday on the order of the country’s new President.     Social media posts showed officers dressed in riot gear pulling down protest tents and arresting demonstrators outside the presidential …

Sri Lanka crisis: Security forces violently clear protest camp and arrest dozens

The operation came hours before the country's new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, swore in a new prime minister

Sri Lankan security forces raid protest camp as new leaders sworn in

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan security forces raided a protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo early on Friday and cleared out a section of it, fueling fears that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had launched a crackdown a day after being sworn in. Read More

Sri Lankan security forces raid protest camp in Colombo, make 9 arrests

Amid int'l, domestic outcry, US envoy says is 'deeply concerned' with actions against protestors as security forces clear main protest site - Anadolu Agency

Sri Lanka president expected to keep finance portfolio

COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to keep the finance portfolio and could also appoint a junior minister to help him out with the department's work, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. (Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe, writing by Krishna N. Das; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe cracks down on civil unrest with police raids against protesters

Amid the climate of political distrust he has inherited, the new President has named Dinesh Gunewardena — an ally of his predecessor — Prime Minister.