Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Prime Minister
Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the prime minister for the fourth time Sunday after his party secured a landslide victory
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Sri Lanka: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns, Wickremesinghe to be reinstated
Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move, resigned on Saturday and Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to take…
Sri Lanka’s disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down
Former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa will step back from his disputed claim as the Island nation’s Prime Minister, tweeted his son on Friday. The decision will signal an end to what…
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Sri Lanka: Parliament votes against controversially appointed govt of Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan parliament on Wednesday passed a motion of no-confidence in the controversially appointed government of Mahinda Rajapaksa. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya ruled that a majority of the…
Arjuna Rantunga arrested; political turmoil continues in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan police arrested former cricket skipper and current oil minister Arjuna Ranatunga over a shooting incident that claimed one life on Sunday, the spokesman for the police said on…