Speaker Karu Jayasuriya ruled that a majority of the 225-member assembly supported the motion against Rajapaksa who was made prime minister...

A majority of the 225-member assembly supported the no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa, who was appointed by President Sirisena as prim...

After Sirisena realised that Rajapaksa will fail to garner majority despite Chinese-backed horse-trading, Sirisena dissolved Parliament and...

Sirisena in an address to the nation outlined his reasons for dissolving parliament well ahead of its scheduled closure.

Parliament's suspension by the president has come under increasing criticism by the international community.

Recently, when Rajapaksa met India leaders and senior officials in Delhi, India conveyed its discomfort over China building a military base...

Rajapaksa’s return could mean China regaining as much influence as enjoyed when he was the President for a decade.

The tough statement from Jayasuriya came after Sirisena announced on Sunday that parliament would reconvene on November 14, a week later th...

According to a gazette notification, issued by his Secretary Udaya R Seneviratne on Sunday evening, the assembly would be recalled on Novem...

Sirisena appointed a 12-member cabinet late Monday giving the powerful finance portfolio to Rajapaksa. Aides said the cabinet will be expan...

President Maithripala Sirisena is under increasing political and diplomatic pressure to reconvene parliament and resolve the constitutional...

Sirisena on Friday night sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa as the new prime minister in a surprise move that is being debated a...

The speaker said Wickremesinghe's request to retain the security and privileges of PM was fair until another candidate could prove a majori...

Rajapakse loyalists stormed two state-owned television networks -- which they regard as loyal to the outgoing government -- and forced them...

Welcoming a parliamentary delegation from Sri Lanka, the President said India's growth and the prosperity of the South Asian region are int...

Former president Rajapaksa's new party Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP) defeated Sirisena's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United Na...

Sri Lanka's party TNA was declared the main Opposition with its leader becoming the first lawmaker from the minority community to lead it i...