Mahinda Rajapaksa’s opponents win control of key panel in Sri Lankan Parliament
Colombo | Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe’s alliance on Friday won control of a powerful panel in Parliament, dealing a major blow to President...
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Lankan MPs seek suspension of state funds allocated to Rajapaksa
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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...
Sri Lankan Parliament disrupted again, adjourned until Monday amid political crisis
Colombo | Rival Sri Lankan lawmakers threw chilli powder and furniture at each other and disrupted the proceedings of Parliament for a second day Friday, forcing...
Sri Lanka crisis: UN chief condemns President’s decision to dissolve Parliament
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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....
Tamil Nadu parties slam Sirisena for dissolution of Lankan Parliament
Chennai | Tamil Nadu political parties, including the main opposition DMK Saturday termed the dissolution of the Sri Lankan Parliament as “murder of democracy”. They also...
US says tracking situation ‘very closely’ after Sri Lanka President Sirisena dissolves Parliament
Washington | The United States Saturday said it was tracking the situation “very closely” after Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved Parliament, with the White House...
No snap election, no referendum to end political crisis in Sri Lanka: President’s aide
Colombo | President Maithripala Sirisena has decided that there will be no snap elections or a national referendum to end the current political and constitutional crisis...
Will not recognise Rajapaksa as Lanka PM unless he proves majority in Parliament: Sri Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya
Colombo | Sri Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya Monday slammed President Maithripala Sirisena’s “unconstitutional and undemocratic” actions to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and suspend Parliament, saying...
Lanka Speaker says he will not recognise Rajapaksa as PM unless it is proved in Parliament
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The tough statement from Sri Lanka speaker Jayasuriya came after Sirisena announced on Sunday that parliament would reconvene on November 14. Colombo, Nov 5...
Maldives ex-president Nasheed returns from asylum
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Nasheed, a former pro-democracy activist, was elected president in the country’s first multi-party election in 2008 after decades of autocratic rule. Male | The first...