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 ...
After landslide victory, Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan Prime MinisterThe 74-year-old Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP) leader was administered the oath of office for the ninth Parliament by his younger brother ...
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan PM Mahinda RajapaksaMahinda Rajapaksa, elder brother of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, arrived here on Friday on a five-day trip, his first overseas ...
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...
Sri Lanka goes to polls; Mahinda Rajapaksa eyes political comebackSri Lankans will vote in general election tomorrow after a tense poll campaign with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa eyeing a political c...
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...