Former President Maithripala Sirisena was named a suspect by a Sri Lankan court on Friday in…
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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan president
Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s eighth president by the country’s chief justice…
Swimming in president’s pool: Palaces, power in times of crisis
Kristie Patricia Flannery, Australian Catholic University Footage flashed across television and smartphone screens this week showing…
Sri Lanka president emails resignation letter to parliamentary speaker
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country’s…
Democracy needs to return in Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya, the former Sri Lanka captain and one of the greatest cricket players to emerge…
State of emergency imposed in Sri Lanka after president flees
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the Western…
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives
Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards fled the country on Wednesday on…