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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...
- Protesters abandon seized palace with Sri Lanka in limboProtesters want both men out and a unity government in to address the economic calamity that has triggered widespread shortages of food, fu...
- 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 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...
- Sri Lanka crisis: Fleeing ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, family take refuge at naval baseRajapaksa, his wife Shiranthi, and their youngest son Rohitha and his family, left the Prime Minister's official residence, Temple Trees, e...
- 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...
- Sri Lanka hikes interest rates to tackle inflation amid economic crisisThe move comes as Sri Lanka's main Opposition party SJB on Friday announced that it will move a no-confidence motion against the government...
- '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 ...
- 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 ...
- Ex-chief of Sri Lanka's market regulator Nalaka Godahewa held for misappropriationNalaka Godahewa was arrested for criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of state funds, said police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera.
- 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 requests India's help in tracing former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's $2 billionSri Lankan investigators who began an investigation into financial deals sealed by the Rajapaksa government had traced $2 billion in Dubai ...
- Mahinda Rajapaksa tells government to stop 'political revenge'He and his sons and two powerful brothers Gotabhaya and Basil have also been reported to the anti-graft commission.
- Police raids former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's country home"They raided our house in Tangalle yesterday looking for a Lamborghini car," said Namal Rajapaksa, the former president's elder son.
- Mahinda Rajapaksa, family reported to Sri Lanka anti-graft watchdogJVP complained about 12 individuals and institutions, which also include two ministers while others are high-ranking officials of the Rajap...
- Mahinda Rajapaksa, family reported to Sri Lanka anti-graft watchdogThe Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) called on the Bribery and Corruption Commission to probe Rajapaksa and his family members over ...
- 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...
- 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.
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