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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...- Anger against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, PM spills over on social mediaOn Tuesday, while many local television visuals showed anti-government protesters shouting slogans for the president to resign and also reb...
- Gotabaya arriving on 29th on PM Modi’s inviteNewly sworn in Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted the invitation from PM Narendra Modi to visit India on November 29th. E...
- Ex-strongman Rajapaksa's son arrested in Sri LankaFormer Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's son was arrested today along with four other people over money laundering allegations.
- Have evidence against Mahinda Rajapaksa regime members: Lanka government"Investigations are nearing end. All will be arrested and taken to court," said Rajitha Senaratne, Minister of Health and government spokes...
- Ex-chief of Sri Lanka's market regulator Nalaka Godahewa held for misappropriationNalaka Godahewa was arrested for criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of state funds, said police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera.
- Sri Lanka would have experienced massive killings if Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to power: Chandrika KumaratungaMahinda Rajapaksa during his tenure as the President of Sri Lanka ran a police state and if he was successful in returning to power as PM.
- New Lankan government resumes probe against Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalistsSri Lanka's new government has resumed investigations against members of the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime for alleged misdeeds soon after Monda...
- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves parliament, elections could be held in AugustThe president's decision to dissolve parliament came shortly after a spokesman for the UNP said it had formally requested him to do so.
- 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 ...
- India to help Sri Lanka set up FIU to trace billions stashed abroad by Mahinda RajapaksaThe finance ministry will share its best practices with Colombo to set up the unit, which could be modelled after the Indian body, sources ...
- Sri Lanka to ask for RBI help to trace plundered wealth abroadThe new government was aware that people who held high positions had hidden "billions of dollars" in foreign accounts, he said.
- Rajiv Gandhi assassination accused and ex-LTTE leader KP escapes from Sri LankaKP was the chief arms procurer for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during its heyday and operated largely out of Thailand and Malaysia.
- Sri Lanka to prosecute LTTE leader wanted for Rajiv Gandhi killingMaithripala Sirisena's top aide and spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said they were also trying to locate KP and investigating reports that he h...
- Rajapaksa in race for third term as Lanka goes to polls tomorrowAmidst apprehension of possible post-poll violence and backlash, Sri Lanka is all set to go to polls on Thursday to elect a president.
- Rajapaksa's key ally pledges support to oppositionThe JHU signed a pact with Maithripala Sirisena, after other opposition groups had entered into a similar pact with the common candidate.
- Danger in Srilanka: World must lean on the RajapaksasNonetheless, two issues over which the world needs to step up pressure on Sri Lanka are those alleged war crimes.
- Need relaxation on employment visa: Sri Lanka tells IndiaSri Lanka has sought some relaxation on employment visa from India and both countries are engaged in negotiations to simplify the visa regi...
- Rajapaksa's remarks on going back on devolution of power must be condemnedThe larger issue isn’t just that the Rajapaksa regime represents a sort of victorious form of Sinhala majoritarianism, but missing ethos an...
- Lankan lessons: War crimes and Rajapaksa regimeOn war crimes front, LLRC's report is a disappointment. It has attracted criticism from UN-affiliated and other international rights groups.
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