Sri Lanka has had no functioning government for nearly two weeks and is facing the prospect of being unable to pass a budget for next year. Sri Lankan Army Captures De-facto Capital of Tamil ...

Mahinda Rajapaksa ... in today, but Rajapaksa is equally culpable for its fate and even J.R. Jayewardene didn't play such games with the SLFP which was then in the opposition. Clearly, Rajapaksa's ...

Now, as Sri Lanka prepares to elect a new leader, Namal Rajapaksa is running for president. The 38-year-old is the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and the nephew of the ousted president ...

The Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium was especially built for the mega event, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. The stadium is located in Hambantota, and boasts of a capacity of ...

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who dominated Sri Lankan politics as president for a decade, is now vying for power again - this time as prime minister. In a move opponents are calling unconstitutional ...

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been accused of massive corruption and atrocities during the country's civil war Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has named his predecessor ...

Thursday’s election marks the second time the country went to the polls since the end of its civil war in 2009, when previous president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, was re-elected to power.* Further ...

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew after ...

Former President and SLPP Chairman Mahinda Rajapaksa has said the Rajapaksas have made what he calls a temporary withdrawal from politics and that should not be mistaken for retirement. The ...

Former President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa will be the chief guest and Deputy Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament Ajit Rajapaksa will be the special guest at the Universal ...

Under pressure from the people to resign, Gotabaya and Mahinda Rajapaksa are scheming separately, each to sink the other to save his own seat. COVID-19, an economic crisis, and a majoritarian ...