Sri lanka President Maithripala Sirisena told the members of Sri Lanka Freedom Party and United Peoples' Freedom Alliance members to set an example to the public with their conduct and behaviour to create a political culture with a high standard...
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
Sri lanka President Maithripala Sirisena told the members of Sri Lanka Freedom Party and United Peoples' Freedom Alliance members to set an example to the public with their conduct and behaviour to create a political culture with a high standard...
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday lifted a nationwide state of emergency imposed on March 6 for the first time since the civil war following...
A state of emergency has been declared in Sri Lanka for 10 days on Tuesday to stop the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said, after...
In a new initiative, United States and Colombo signed an agreement to re-establish a Peace Corps programme in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena reshuffled the cabinet for the second time since forming a unity government in 2015 after its two main coalition...
Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader and leader of the Tamil National Alliance R Sampanthan slammed the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa for misleading the...
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led by President Maithripala Sirisena ended days of political uncertainty in the country by deciding to be a part of...
Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his party, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), have won a local government election in the island...
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has assured the minority Tamil community that his government was not running any secret detention and torture camps in the country.
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to have indicated that it will be proper if UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake steps down from his post...