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Rajapaksa-led opposition vows to topple Sri Lankan govt at 'first opportunity'Sri Lanka's opposition, led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, threatens to overthrow the ruling NPP government. The opposition accuses the NPP of faili...- Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for changeSri Lanka is gearing up for its first election since the 2022 uprising that ousted President Rajapaksa. Despite economic improvements under...
- Sri Lanka's political turmoil sows worries for recoveryBankruptcy has forced the island nation's government to a near standstill. Its once-beloved and now reviled former President Gotabaya Rajap...
- Thousands of Sri Lankans rally over government handling of crisisOn Sunday, opposition parties ended a week-long march from the central city of Kandy, with thousands of supporters thronging Colombo's Inde...
- Sri Lanka protesters defy curfew after social media shutdownPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa imposed a state of emergency on Friday, the day after a crowd attempted to storm his home in the capital Colom...
- 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.
- Sri Lanka Speaker says he will not recognise Rajapaksa as PM unless it is proved in ParliamentThe tough statement from Jayasuriya came after Sirisena announced on Sunday that parliament would reconvene on November 14, a week later th...
- Sri Lankan President removes PM Wickremesinghe as law and order minister after communal riotsTensions between Muslim groups and the majority Sinhalese Buddhist community in the country have escalated since the end of the civil war i...
- 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...
- Mahinda Rajapaksa says he will oppose Sri Lanka's new ConstitutionThe government aims to replace the existing 1978 Constitution with a new one while accommodating Tamil demand for devolution of power to th...
- Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena calls all-party meet on UN resolutionThe Sirisena government sees the resolution as its triumph as having been able to prevent an international warcrimes investigation.
- 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...
- SLFP sets up panel to resume talks with RajapaksaChief Opposition Whip MP John Seneviratne will lead the six-member committee to resume the stalled dialogue with Rajapaksa in order to unit...
- Maithripala Sirisena: Dark horse candidate who defeated Sri Lankan president RajapaksaHe has no background of hobnobbing with the Colombo elite and socialites. He was more than a match for Rajapaksa's rural appeal.
- Mahinda Rajapaksa faces toughest challenge as Lanka goes to pollsThe election is being considered one of the tightest and most significant presidential race in the country since the executive presidency w...
- 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.
- Mahinda Rajapaksa asks Tamils to trust himThe opposition unity candidate Maithripala Sirisena, is a stranger to northerners whilst he as president had done much to serve the Tamils.
- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa asks Tamils to trust himRajapaksa said his rival, the opposition unity candidate Maithripala Sirisena, is a stranger to northerners whilst he as president had done...
- 2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa asks minority Tamils to 'forget the past'Rajapaksa emphasised on promoting economic activity in former war zone Mullaithivu saying national budget will focus on increasing jobs for...
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