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Desperate people can start bloodbath, warns ousted Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe

Desperate people can start bloodbath, warns ousted Sri Lanka PM...

Ranil Wickremesinghe warned time is running out to avert a 'bloodbath' while voicing hope that parliament will resolve...

3 Nov 2018 12:07 PM IST

Rajapaksa assumed the duties in the prime ministers secretariat which was not used by the ousted prime minister Wickremesinghe, officials from his Sri Lanka Peoples Party (SLPP) said. (Photo: PTI)

Sirisena to reconvene Parl on Nov 5: Sri Lanka's new PM Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka's president Sirisena named Mahinda Rajapaksa as PM on Friday after abruptly dismissing the government of Ranil...

1 Nov 2018 12:01 PM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

India worried as Sri Lanka's 'Lord of the rings', pro-China, is back...

Rajapaksa has been accused by diplomats of serious human rights abuses in the war against rebels from the Tamil...

1 Nov 2018 11:42 AM IST

Maithripala Sirisena said he had ordered Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to revoke his decision last week to overturn the 1979 law prohibiting the sale of any type of alcohol to women. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka's president reimposes ban on women buying liquor

'The idea was to restore gender neutrality,' ministry spokesman Ali Hassen said of the decision to roll back the ban.

15 Jan 2018 10:51 AM IST

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

Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected asnew Sri Lanka President

This also marks the return of the powerful Rajapaksa dynasty known for its pro-China tilt.

18 Nov 2019 7:02 AM IST

Voters can choose up to three candidates in their preferential order. The candidate who polls 50 per cent plus one vote as the first preference will be declared the winner. (Representational Image)

In 1st polls since Easter attacks, Sri Lankans up for tomorrow's...

Nearly 16 million people are eligible to vote for the president from among a record 35 candidates.

15 Nov 2019 1:07 PM IST

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa

Advantage Gotabaya as Lanka votes tomorrow?

A surfeit of candidates may be seen as an indication of greater public enthusiasm for participation in the democratic...

15 Nov 2019 12:58 AM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

Anger in Lanka as President pardons death-row killer who shattered...

Sirisena, who is stepping down after Saturday's presidential election, announced last month he was considering to grant...

10 Nov 2019 12:51 PM IST

The alleged plot briefly threatened to cause tension between Sri Lanka and India, after a report that Sirisena had accused Indias intelligence services of involvement - a claim New Delhi and Colombo have both denied. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka considers big China loan to repay foreign debts

Sri Lanka is considering a USD 300 million loan offer from the Bank of China.

17 Jan 2019 1:41 PM IST

Maithripala Sirisena

Indian held over plot to kill SL Prez is acquitted

Thomas has been remanded further on charges of staying in the country without a valid visa.

28 Feb 2019 2:18 AM IST

The minister said that the security services believe that Christchurch attacks prompted the terrorists to hit on Easter maintaining that the attacks were being planned for quite some time. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka bans face veil after Easter carnage

Muslim women in Sri Lanka will not be allowed to wear any form of face veils in public.

30 April 2019 6:10 AM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

SL President suspends police chief over blasts, names successor

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has suspended police chief Pujith Jayasundara, his office announced on Monday.

29 April 2019 4:17 PM IST