Rajapaksas and friends thought they owned Sri Lanka: ex-president Chandrika KumaratungaKumaratunga, Sri Lanka's first and only female president to date, said actions taken by the Rajapaksa regimes had led to a serious crisis s...
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka from ThailandRajapaksa, 73, fled the country on July 13 after months-long mass public demonstrations demanding his immediate resignation on July 9 gaine...
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign on July 13, says Parliament SpeakerPresident Rajapaksa informed the Speaker about this decision to quit after Abeywardena wrote to him seeking his resignation following the a...
Rajapaksa government tyrannous, full of nepotism, say protestors in Sri Lanka's ColomboFurious protesters have been demanding change in the political system and held Rajapaksas responsible for the present state of the economy ...
Sri Lanka crisis: Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign from premiership on Saturday, says sonRajapaksa was appointed as the premier on October 26 by President Maithripala Sirisena after sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe, plunging the nat...
Will not appoint Rajapaksa PM even if party wins: Sri Lankan President Maithripala SirisenaMaithripala Sirisena said he allowed Mahinda Rajapaksa to contest parliamentary polls for the fear of a split in party but vowed not to mak...
Mahinda Rajapaksa will be defeated again: Sri Lankan President Maithripala SirisenaSirisena said he never supported Rajapaksa's nomination for the August elections and that his predecessor will lose again.
Sri Lanka talks over Mahinda Rajapaksa's political comeback failsRajapaksa, 69, who lost to Sirisena in the January presidential election, publicly announced yesterday that he wanted to lead an opposition...
Mahinda Rajapaksa plans to return to politics as PM: Top aideSri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa plans to return to mainstream politics as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the main opposi...
Former Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa fears prosecution of entire family by new governmentFormer Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed fears that the new government led by Maithripala Sirisena might end up prosecuting his ...
Mahinda Rajapaksa summoned by anti-graft commission69-year-old Rajapaksa has been asked to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on April ...
Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalists seek ouster of Sri Lankan Opposition leader Nimal Siripala de SilvaNimal Siripala de Silva is the current leader of Opposition. Gunawardena has led a nation-wide to bring Rajapaksa back to politics.
Mahinda Rajapaksa agrees to step down as party bossAfter winning the election, Sirisena claimed the party leadership even as Rajapaksa's loyalists initially refused to back him, threatening ...
Mahinda Rajapaksa, family reported to Sri Lanka anti-graft watchdogJVP complained about 12 individuals and institutions, which also include two ministers while others are high-ranking officials of the Rajap...
Mahinda Rajapaksa, family reported to Sri Lanka anti-graft watchdogThe Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) called on the Bribery and Corruption Commission to probe Rajapaksa and his family members over ...
Mahinda Rajapaksa faces grim battle for survival in presidential pollsMahinda Rajapaksa is locked in a grim battle for survival in this week's presidential election, facing strong internal revolt.
Defections a conspiracy, won't be deterred: Sri Lanka's President Mahinda RajapaksaMahinda Rajapaksa, who enjoys support among the Sinhalese majority, claimed he had freed the island from terrorism & given unprecedented de...