Former Sri Lankan PM Ratnasiri Wickremanayake passes away
Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness at the age of 83. The politician, who was elected twice as Prime Minister, was serving as a senior advisor to President Maithripala Sirisena. He entered politics in 1960 after winning the Horana electorate as a member of the People's United Front.