President Maithripala Sirisena Archives

Dissolution of Parliament by President ‘unconstitutional’, rules Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court

News DeskDecember 13, 2018June 7, 2022

by News DeskDecember 13, 2018June 7, 2022

Colombo | Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court Thursday unanimously ruled that the dissolution of Parliament by Maithripala Sirisena was “unconstitutional”, in a major setback to the President...

International

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to pen a book on current political crisis

News DeskNovember 24, 2018June 7, 2022

by News DeskNovember 24, 2018June 7, 2022

Maithripala Sirisena, addressing a public gathering on Friday, said the book will be titled ‘My unsuccessful political marriage with Ranil’. Colombo| Sri Lankan President Maithripala...

International

Lankan MPs seek suspension of state funds allocated to Rajapaksa

News DeskNovember 19, 2018June 7, 2022

by News DeskNovember 19, 2018June 7, 2022

The Parliament, which was convened Monday for a third-floor test against Rajapaksa, was adjourned just 10 minutes after its opening. Colombo| Sri Lankan lawmakers have...

International

Sri Lanka crisis: UN chief condemns President’s decision to dissolve Parliament

News DeskNovember 11, 2018June 7, 2022

by News DeskNovember 11, 2018June 7, 2022

Sri Lanka was plunged into a political crisis after Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 and replaced him with former president Rajapaksa....

International

Tamil prisoners may be released to tilt scales in favour of Mahinda Rajapaksa

TestHostEntryNovember 4, 2018June 3, 2022

by TestHostEntryNovember 4, 2018June 3, 2022

Colombo | Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s legislator son Namal on Sunday indicated that the long held demand of the Tamil minority community to release all...