Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday took oath as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister, days after his younger brother was elected president, cementing
Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s elder brother and former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the new prime minister
After clinging on to power for nearly two months, Sri Lanka’s ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed Prime Minister by President
Political parties in Sri Lanka agreed on Monday to form a select committee to conduct parliamentary affairs amidst a power struggle set off by
Sri Lankan lawmakers on Thursday exchanged blows and threw objects at each other, leaving at least one of them bleeding, as MPs loyal to
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday suffered a major setback as the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling overturned his
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced reconvening of Parliament on November 14, which he had suspended last month,
Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said Friday that President Maithripala Sirisena has agreed to summon the legislature on November 7,
Former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa Monday assumed charge as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister after the surprise sacking of his predecessor
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday suspended the parliament till November 16 after sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
In a dramatic political development in Sri Lanka, former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa was on Friday sworn in as the new Prime Minister by
A probe panel set up by the Sri Lankan government has confirmed that war crimes were committed by the Sri Lankan Army during its conflict with
Sri Lanka on Sunday said it will release 16 Indian fishermen, arrested recently for allegedly poaching in its waters, in a “goodwill
Just days after coming to power for a consecutive 2nd term, PM Wickremesinghe has resumed the probe against the top officials of former President