Maithripala Sirisena

Lankan President names elder brother Mahinda as PM after Wickremesinghe resigns

November 20, 2019

Lankan President names elder brother Mahinda as PM after Wickremesinghe resigns

Mahinda, the current main opposition leader, will assume duties soon after incumbent Wickremesinghe steps down formally on Thursday.

June 26, 2019
Sri Lanka to resume executions after 42-year hiatus

If the executions carried out, Sri Lanka would be ending a 42-year-long suspension of the death penalty, even though it voted in favour of a moratorium on it during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in December 2018.
June 09, 2019
Modi makes unscheduled visit to Colombo church, pays homage to victims of Easter blasts

Modi's entourage made a detour to the Catholic church in Colombo on their way to the Presidential Secretariat for official engagements.
June 09, 2019
PM Modi reaches Sri Lanka, plants Ashoka sapling at Sirisena's house

Prime Minister Modi arrived in Sri Lanka on the second leg of his first foreign visit after re-election last month, reflecting the importance India attaches to its 'Neighbourhood First' policy.
May 03, 2019
MES kicks off new controversy by banning veil on campuses

The Kozhikode-based Muslim Education Society (MES), a progressive group which runs several educational institutions, including professional colleges, issued a circular urging its students not to attend classes wearing any face-covering attire.
April 25, 2019
Lankan defence secretary, police chief asked to quit in blast aftermath

The Easter Sunday suicide bomber attacks on the island state killed 359 people and wounded about 500.
April 24, 2019
Woman among nine bombers behind Sri Lanka blasts

Woman bomber identified among nine bombers in Sri Lanka blasts

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