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Sri Lankans' fury forced powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir running for presidentNamal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is running for president in Sri Lanka. Despite his efforts to present himself a...- 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...
- A brief history of the rise and fall of Gotabaya RajapaksaGotabaya Rajapaksa's departure comes four days after massive crowds broke into his official residence and occupied his seaside office, and ...
- Petition filed in Lankan Supreme Court seeking travel restriction on Rajapaksa brothers, other influential personsThe petition filed by Sri Lankan swimmer and coach Julian Bolling, former Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chandra Jayaratne, glo...
- Sri Lanka's political leaders agree to pass 21st Amendment as early as possible, final meeting on June 3Prime Minister Wickremesinghe met the political party leaders to discuss the draft 21st Amendment. The purpose of Friday's meeting was to a...
- Sri Lanka's controversial 21st Amendment to Constitution likely to come up for Cabinet approval on Monday: Justice MinisterThe 21st Amendment is expected to annul the 20A which gave unfettered powers to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after abolishing the 19th Amen...
- 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...
- Newly-appointed PM Wickremesinghe says his aim is to save crisis-hit Sri LankaWickremesinghe was appointed as Sri Lanka's 26th prime minister on Thursday as the country was without a government since Monday when prime...
- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says will consider abolition of executive presidency; mum on resignationIn a series of tweets, the President outlined the steps to be taken to end the current political impasse after his elder brother and prime ...
- Protests at Sri Lankan naval base housing ex-PM Mahinda RajapaksaViolence erupted in Sri Lanka on Monday after supporters of then prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa attacked peaceful anti-government protest...
- Talks between Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaka and independent MPs inconclusive on interim governmentThe President has defended his government's actions, saying the foreign exchange crisis was not his making and the economic downturn was la...
- 'Rajapaksa family totally responsible for Lankan crisis'"The Rajapaksa clan is an oligarchy, they robbed this country. During their tenure between 2004-2014, they siphoned off USD 19 billion, as ...
- Sri Lanka's all-powerful Rajapaksas under fireLate Thursday hundreds of people tried to storm the home of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the current president and one of four politically active br...
- After landslide victory, Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan Prime MinisterThe 74-year-old Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP) leader was administered the oath of office for the ninth Parliament by his younger brother ...
- Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's wife questioned by police over graftAn investigation is currently being carried out into the bank account of the 'Siriliya Saviya.' The former First Lady is the patron of the ...
- 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 ...
- Sri Lanka votes for Sirisena: What went wrong from RajapaksaRajapaksa crowded his govt with close relatives -- three of his brothers held key positions -- and concentrated power in the executive pres...
- Maithripala Sirisena trounces President Mahinda Rajapaksa, sworn-in as PresidentIn a stunning verdict, Sri Lankan voters ousted President Rajapaksa from power, ending a 10-year rule that was marked by allegations of fam...
- Mahinda Rajapaksa faces grim battle for survival in presidential pollsMahinda Rajapaksa is locked in a grim battle for survival in this week's presidential election, facing strong internal revolt.
- Island of Rajapaksas?The deeply troubling aspect of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s success in bringing in a constitutional amendment is the danger of ...
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