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Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityRajapaksa
India fully supportive of Sri Lanka’s democracy, stability and economic recovery: MEA
New Delhi, May 10 (PTI) India on Tuesday said it is "fully supportive" of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery, a day after the island nation's Prime Minister Mahinda…
Ancestral home of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas set on fire in Hambantota
Colombo, May 9 (PTI) The ancestral home of the Rajapaksas in Hambantota has been set on fire by a group of anti-government protestors, hours after Mahinda Rajapaksa, the patriarch of…
Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew; deploys army in Colombo after clash
Colombo, May 9 (PTI) Sri Lankan authorities on Monday imposed a nationwide curfew and Army troops were deployed in the capital after pro-government groups attacked protesters outside embattled President Gotabaya…
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa under fire for imposing emergency
Colombo, May 7 (PTI) Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has faced flak from the Opposition and foreign envoys for his decision to impose a state of emergency for a…
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declares state of emergency; PM Mahinda Rajapaksa refuses to quit
Colombo, May 6 (PTI) Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight, the presidential media division said, the second time in just…
One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring a dozen more, as the…
Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa proposes to curb presidential powers amid anti-govt protests
Colombo, Apr 19 (PTI) Sri Lanka's embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday proposed to restore the 19th amendment to the Constitution to curb presidential powers and empower Parliament as…
Sri Lanka’s surprise finance minister has a mountain to climb
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - When former justice minister Ali Sabry visited Sri Lanka's president last Monday, it was for talks amid an economic crisis that…
Sri Lanka opposition says it will move no-confidence motion if crisis unaddressed
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The head of Sri Lanka's main opposition party said on Friday it would move a no-confidence motion in parliament against the government if it does not…
Sri Lanka’s president will not resign despite protests, says minister
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign despite widespread protests against his handling of the country's economic crisis, a minister told parliament on Wednesday. "May I…
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revokes state of emergency
Colombo, Apr 5 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa late Tuesday night revoked the state of emergency he had declared on April 1 with immediate effect. In a gazette notification…
Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority amid growing protests
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ruling coalition lost its majority in parliament on Tuesday after at least 41 lawmakers walked out of the alliance amid growing unrest…
