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Sri Lanka politician shot dead inside officeA Sri Lankan opposition politician was shot dead in his office. Lasantha Wickramasekara, the council chairman of Weligama, was killed by a ...- Sri Lanka local polls: President Dissanayake's party wins first official resultIn Sri Lanka's local council election, the National People's Power (NPP), led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured its first vict...
- Ruling National People's Power heading for absolute majority in Sri Lanka parliamentary pollSri Lanka's ruling National People's Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured a commanding lead in the parliam...
- Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning presidentSri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that will determine if the new president's party can gain control of Parliament and impl...
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lankan presidentDissanayake, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People's Power (NPP), defeated his closest ...
- Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second countSri Lanka's presidential election has entered a second round of counting for the first time in history, as no candidate secured over 50 per...
- Economy on centre stage, as Sri Lanka set to vote today in first polls since 2022 crisisSri Lanka is set for its first elections since the 2022 economic crisis, with the economy as the central issue. Incumbent President Ranil W...
- Sri Lanka's main Opposition party demands ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa must be tried for 'misusing funds'"Gotabaya Rajapaksa is a citizen of this country and he has the right to return to his motherland. No one can deny this right. However, he ...
- Sri Lanka's main opposition to nominate Premadasa as president - party officialSri Lanka's main opposition to nominate Premadasa as president, party official confirmed on Tuesday.
- Sri Lankan electricity chief resigns after withdrawing remark on Adani Group dealThe resignation of MMC Ferdinando, the chairman of state-owned power entity Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), has been accepted, energy minis...
- Sri Lanka's main Opposition decides to offer conditional support to new governmentWickremesinghe, the United National Party (UNP) leader was appointed as Sri Lanka's 26th prime minister on Thursday as the country was with...
- Solutions to economic crisis must be found in accordance with people's wishes: Oppn leader to Sri Lanka PMThe economic situation led to huge protests with demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Raj...
- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to resign this week, local media saysPrime Minister Rajapaksa will brief the local council members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and then, later on, he will announc...
- Sri Lanka parliament adjourned until May 17Inter University Students' Federation led the University students' march from near the University of Sri Jayewardenepura to the Parliament ...
- Sri Lanka's Parliament to meet for crucial session after Opposition submits no-trust motions against President, GovernmentSamagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) handed over to the parliamentary Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena motions of no-confidence, even as the govern...
- In a blow to Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa govt, 3 MPs withdraw supportSri Lanka is grappling with unprecedented economic turmoil since its independence from Britain in 1948. The crisis is caused in part by a l...
- Tamil National Alliance to back opposition in ousting President Gotabaya RajapaksaOpposition leader Sajith Premadasa also called for the Executive Presidency to be abolished, saying power should be divided between the exe...
- 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...
- Sri Lanka Oppn rejects unity govt offer, seeks Prez resignationPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa's overture came as armed troops looked to quell more demonstrations over what the government acknowledges is t...
- Easter Sunday terror attack probe: Former Lankan minister, brother to be detained for 90 daysRishad, a former minister of Industry and Commerce and the leader of a minority Muslim party that is part of the main Opposition party, the...
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