- 14 November 2018
Sri Lanka parliament ousts twenty day PM, leaving uncertainty
Sri Lanka president's choice prime minister alongside his government was sacked on their first day in parliament, leaving the country without a clear administration. On Wednesday (14), a majority of lawmakers voted against Mahinda.....
- 13 November 2018
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.....
- 07 November 2018
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....
- 29 October 2018
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....
- 09 November 2018
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.......
- 03 November 2018
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.......
- 26 October 2018
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..........
