Sri Lanka's New Prime Minister Begins Forming a Government

Sri Lanka's New Prime Minister Begins Forming a Government

Sri Lanka lifted the nationwide curfew for 12 hours on Saturday as new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made his first cabinet appointments.

The curfew was lifted from 6 am (0030 GMT) on Saturday until 6 pm. A 24-hour curfew imposed on Monday had been lifted for a few hours on Thursday and Friday to allow the purchase of essential supplies.

The new Prime Minister has until now appointed four ministers from the Rajapaksas' Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).

Wickremesinghe is the sole lawmaker from his United National Party to hold a seat in parliament and is reliant on other parties to form a coalition government. 

Source: QNA