Sri Lanka's top court rolls back president's sacking of parliament

Sri Lanka’s topmost court has blocked the president’s order to dissolve parliament and stopped conducting a snap poll. The Supreme court stayed President Maithripala Sirisena’s Gazette notification dissolving Parliament, until 7 December 2018. Political parties.....

Mahinda Rajapaksa sets two records as Sri Lanka president sacks parliament

Failing to muster majority support for his choice premier, the Sri Lankan president has sacked parliament.With the shocking move, Mahinda Rajapaksa sets two national records as first ever prime minister who didn't attend any.......

UN and Sri Lanka president give conflicting accounts of a phone conversation

Vastly conflicting accounts have emerged of a conversation between the Sri Lankan president and the UN secretary general on a conversation regarding the political uncertainty in the country. Sri Lanka was thrown into a.......

Lonely Planet 'hotspot' workers demanding minimum wage, beaten up by police

Police beat up members of the plantation community who protested in Sri Lanka’s capital demanding a daily minimum wage of five dollars while their workplaces were celebrated by a top international travel publisher as tourist..........

Sri Lanka president to dissolve parliament prematurely, warns MP

Failing to obtain the majority necessary to endorse the extra parliamentary appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Sri Lanka’s prime minister, the country’s president is likely to dissolve parliament prematurely, warns a lawmaker....

Sri Lanka: Battle of two Prime Ministers turns deadly

A man has been killed in a shooting in Colombo when two prime ministers challenging the legitimacy of each other are battling it out to consolidate their power, triggering fears of further violence. The president has suspended parliament making it difficult....

Sri Lanka: Police look on while Sinhala goons threaten peaceful Tamil march

Hundreds of Tamils on a peaceful march calling for the release of Tamil political prisoners were threatened upon their arrival in the north central province, by Sinhala extremists whilst police were looking on. The march led by.....

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