Geopolitics
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, who had to eat his words and reappoint Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's Prime Minister, says he administered the PM's oath last Sunday because of his respect for the parliamentary tradition. more
Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oath as Sri Lankan PM

Colombo: Adding another twist to the political situation in Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday once again took oath as the Prime Minister of the island nation.

Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lankan PM

Colombo: Ending the seven weeks political drama, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday resigned from his position.

Sri Lanka: PM Rajapaksa to step down, says son

Colombo: Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa will step down on Saturday, said his son Namal Rajapaksa, in what is the latest development in the island nation's turbulent polit ...

Sri Lanka: Parliament demands sacked PM be reinstated

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday showed confidence in Ranil Wickremesinghe's leadership and sought his reinstatement as Prime Minister, weeks after he was sacked by Pr ...

Political Crisis in island nation: Sri Lankan Parliament votes to reject new prime minister

Colombo: In a  new twist to the political crisis in Sri Lanka, the country's parliament on Wednesday passed a vote of no-confidence against the newly-appointed prime minister cho ...

Sri Lanka: SC stays proclamation dissolving Parliament

Colombo: In a major development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interim order till Dec 7, staying the proclamation issued by President Maithripala Sirisena to dissolve parliament. ...

Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa joins SLPP, ends association with Sirisena’s party

Colombo: Amid political crisis in Sri Lanka,  country's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday left the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peram ...

Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka: US, UK express concern

Washington: The US government has expressed its concern over the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's decision of dissolving the Parliament on Friday.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves parliament

Colombo: In a major political development, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the Parliament on Friday, media reports said.