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Mahinda Rajapaksa has returned to power as prime minister after leading his younger brothers successful election campaign. (Photo: FIle)

Top detective, who probed officials under Mahinda's rule, flees Lanka...

Inspector Nishantha Silva has sought asylum in Switzerland, according to media reports.

26 Nov 2019 8:36 AM GMT

Gotabhaya Nandasena Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka: Return of the Rajas

In the new President, Gotabhaya Nandasena Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka and its international interlocutors have a mixture of...

24 Nov 2019 3:14 AM GMT

Sri Lankas President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves at supporters as he leaves the election commission office in Colombo on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Heed this message from the island

Prudent diplomacy would allow the Family to prove sincerity vis- -vis those assurances of peace and development.

24 Nov 2019 3:09 AM GMT

Sri Lankas President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (right) greets his brother Mahinda after appointing him as Prime Minister at the presidential secretariat in Colombo on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Rajapaksas' raj: Mahinda takes charge as PM

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former President Maithripala Sirisena and other political leaders were...

21 Nov 2019 8:16 PM GMT

Mahinda Rajapaksa is credited with a military victory ending a 26-year separatist civil war with ethnic Tamil rebels during his presidency from 2005 to 2015. (Photo: ANI)

Credited with ending civil war, Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn-in as Lanka...

Ranil Wickremesinghe stepped down as prime minister earlier Thursday to clear the way for the president to form his...

21 Nov 2019 8:46 AM GMT

Mahinda Rajapaksa has served as president from 2005 to 2015. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn as PM today

Leaders of the parties that backed Gotabaya during the presidential polls will be given preference in the Cabinet.

21 Nov 2019 5:02 AM GMT

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Mahinda Rajapaksa named new Lanka PM as Ranil resigns

New Delhi hopes to stave off any renewed pronounced pro-China tilt now by Colombo through a policy of active engagement...

20 Nov 2019 7:57 PM GMT

Two brothers led a decisive campaign that helped end island nations three decade long civil war against LTTE. (Photo: AP)

Brothers to run Lanka: Prez Rajapaksa names elder brother Mahinda as...

Mahinda, the current main opposition leader, will assume duties soon after incumbent Wickremesinghe steps down formally...

20 Nov 2019 2:08 PM GMT

Sri Lankas President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves at supporters as he leaves the election commission office in Colombo on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

The rise and rise of Lanka's Rajapaksas

India, partner or adversary, lies in the hands of the new strongman in Sri Lanka.

18 Nov 2019 6:33 PM GMT

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Hambantota: Art of using old tricks to get new land

China was there to help make it all happen and then Sri Lankan leader Mahinda Rajapaksa was glad to accept.

21 Feb 2019 7:15 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Can Modi go where no one has gone before...?

Modi's sharp new foreign policy team haven't let the grass grow under their feet in bringing Sri Lanka into play either.

10 Jun 2019 8:04 PM GMT

Mahinda Rajapaksa

I am best friend India can have in Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa

For Sri Lanka, India is the closest neighbour and their influence is very much felt here, says Mahinda Rajapaksa.

10 Aug 2019 9:19 PM GMT