On Sunday, opposition parties ended a week-long march from the central city of Kandy, with thousands of supporters thronging Colombo's Inde...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa imposed a state of emergency on Friday, the day after a crowd attempted to storm his home in the capital Colom...

Rajapaksa’s return could mean China regaining as much influence as enjoyed when he was the President for a decade.

The tough statement from Jayasuriya came after Sirisena announced on Sunday that parliament would reconvene on November 14, a week later th...

Tensions between Muslim groups and the majority Sinhalese Buddhist community in the country have escalated since the end of the civil war i...

SL 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...

The government aims to replace the existing 1978 Constitution with a new one while accommodating Tamil demand for devolution of power to th...

The Sirisena government sees the resolution as its triumph as having been able to prevent an international warcrimes investigation.

Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa plans to return to mainstream politics as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the main opposi...

Chief Opposition Whip MP John Seneviratne will lead the six-member committee to resume the stalled dialogue with Rajapaksa in order to unit...

He has no background of hobnobbing with the Colombo elite and socialites. He was more than a match for Rajapaksa's rural appeal.

The election is being considered one of the tightest and most significant presidential race in the country since the executive presidency w...

Amidst apprehension of possible post-poll violence and backlash, Sri Lanka is all set to go to polls on Thursday to elect a president.

The opposition unity candidate Maithripala Sirisena, is a stranger to northerners whilst he as president had done much to serve the Tamils.

Rajapaksa said his rival, the opposition unity candidate Maithripala Sirisena, is a stranger to northerners whilst he as president had done...

The states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...

Rajapaksa emphasised on promoting economic activity in former war zone Mullaithivu saying national budget will focus on increasing jobs for...