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Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka's PM, Wickremesinghe to be reinstatedPro-Rajapaksa lawmaker, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, had told reporters that Rajapaksa decided in a meeting on Friday with President Sirisena...- Sri Lanka may get new PM by Monday after blow to Sirisenas planET has learnt that a new PM from UNP is a strong possibility under the current circumstances to break the impasse despite Sirisenas reserva...
- 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 President Sirisena to appoint new PM by Monday: ReportHis remarks came after Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Thursday unanimously ruled that the dissolution of Parliament by Sirisena was "illegal".
- Sri Lankan court bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from acting as Prime MinisterThe Appeal Court issued notice and an interim order against Rajapaksa and his Government, preventing them from acting as Prime Minister, Ca...
- Recent Sri Lanka developments in comfort of sorts for IndiaChina had hoped to expand its influence with Rajapaksa as PM and was the only country to welcome President Maithripala Sirisena’s move to n...
- Sri Lanka's Parliament passes no-confidence vote against Prime Minister RajapaksaA majority of the 225-member assembly supported the no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa, who was appointed by President Sirisena as prim...
- A worried India keeps a close watch on Lankan developmentsRajapaksa’s return could mean China regaining as much influence as enjoyed when he was the President for a decade.
- What Sri Lankan Constitution says on president's power to sack PMUnder the 19th Amednement adopted in 2015, the president no longer has the power to remove the prime minister at his discretion.
- How Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena fell into the trap laid by Mahinda RajapaksaThe political and constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka is unlikely to end any time soon.
- Sirisena suspends parliament till Nov 16 as political crisis deepens in LankaSirisena's move is seen as an effort to allow former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa to buy more time to seek majority in parliament.
- Lanka's new Cabinet to be sworn in on May 1: President SirisenaEarly this month, Sirisena was forced to face a vote of no confidence in Parliament moved by the Joint Opposition which has the backing of ...
- Six Sri Lankan ministers quit Sirisena-led unity govtThe ministers, who were from the Sirisena-led ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), sent in their resignations after Prime Minister Ranil ...
- Sri Lankan president warns Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalists against toppling government"Both me and the Prime Minister are not expecting to have an easy time in the government. We are here for a difficult job," Sirisena said.
- Lanka's rival party members part of new consensus CabinetThe Cabinet of Sri Lanka's first ever national unity government led by Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in today with rival party min...
- Sri Lanka Cabinet formation further delayedThe election was held nearly two weeks ago in which the United National Party (UNP) failed to win the absolute majority of 113 seats in 225...
- Mangala Samaraweera returns as Sri Lanka FMMangala Samaraweera was today sworn in as Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister for the third time in a simple ceremony by President Maithripala Sir...
- Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena revamps his security ahead of Lankan pollsSirisena has disbanded the Presidential Security Division following reports that it was linked to murders during the Rajapaksa regime.
- Sri Lanka announces sops to Tamils ahead of Maithripala Sirisena's India visitMaithripala Sirisena is expected to brief the Indian leadership on the conciliatory steps taken by his government for the Tamil minority co...
- Sri Lanka to hold parliamentary polls in 100 days, Cabinet unveiledSirisena had received overwhelming support from Tamil and Muslim minorities in his victory over the formidable Mahinda Rajapaksa, the forme...
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