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Sri Lankan parties agree to form all-party interim government after President Rajapaksa's resignationThe meeting of the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) and its constituent parties will be attended by leader of the Opposition Sa...- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's Cabinet convenes crucial Parliament sessionThe Parliament session began with mourning the murder of ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) lawmaker Amarakeerthi Athukorala, who wa...
- 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...
- Sri Lanka to go ahead with proposed oil deal with India: GovernmentSL finance minister said work to form a JV company to operate and manage oil storage tanks in Trincomalee under a 50-year lease agreement w...
- Lankan Prez invokes Buddha; asks opposition to drop protest plan during Modi's visitThe president said everyone must understand that strengthening the Indo-Lanka ties does not mean that Lanka is bowing down to India.
- Sri Lanka only leasing out oil tanks to India: Ranil WickremesingheSeeking to dispel concerns that his government is selling state assets to India, China, US and Japan, he said, "We are going to cater to th...
- 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...
- Mahinda Rajapaksa signs nominations to contest parliamentary electionRajapaksa today signed nomination papers to contest forthcoming general election under the ruling UPFA coalition of Sri Lankan President Ma...
- 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 ...
- Allies want Mahinda Rajapaksa to lead coalition in the parliamentary electionsMahinda Rajapaksa, 69, has shunned politics since his defeat despite demands from supporters to make a comeback.
- Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa to continue in mainstream politics, says aideMahinda Rajapaksa will continue to be in mainstream politics despite defeat in the presidential elections, according to a close aide of the...
- India conveys its sensitivities to Sri Lanka over fishermen issueDuring the meeting with Bangladesh's Minister of Housing & Public Works Mosharaf Hossain, Bangladesh floated the idea of raising fund .
- 'Sri Lanka should re-think economic ties with India'A coalition partner in the Sri Lankan government said that Colombo should stop according any preferential trade treatment to New Delhi.
- Sri Lanka scraps Tamil version of its national anthemSri Lanka has scrapped the Tamil version of its national anthem at official and state functions, a move likely to further alienate the ethn...
- Lanka breaches Tiger den in KilinochchiGovt may face pressure from DMK for negotiating a ceasefire in Sri Lanka.
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