Political Crisis in island nation: Sri Lankan Parliament votes to reject new prime minister
Nov 14, 2018, at 04:51 pm
Colombo, Nov 14 (IBNS): In a new twist to the political crisis in Sri Lanka, the country's parliament on Wednesday passed a vote of no-confidence against the newly-appointed prime minister chosen by President Sirisena.
Sri Lanka: SC stays proclamation dissolving Parliament
Nov 13, 2018, at 06:54 pm
Colombo, Nov 13 (IBNS): In a major development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interim order till Dec 7, staying the proclamation issued by President Maithripala Sirisena to dissolve parliament.
Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa joins SLPP, ends association with Sirisena’s party
Nov 11, 2018, at 05:32 pm
Colombo, Nov 11 (IBNS): Amid political crisis in Sri Lanka, country's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday left the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), media reports said.
Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka: US, UK express concern
Nov 10, 2018, at 04:26 pm
Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS): The US government has expressed its concern over the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's decision of dissolving the Parliament on Friday.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves parliament
Nov 10, 2018, at 07:20 am
Colombo, Nov 10 (IBNS): In a major political development, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the Parliament on Friday, media reports said.
Sri Lankan political crisis: Arjuna Ranatunga arrested
Oct 29, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Colombo, Oct 29 (IBNS): Sri Lankan police have arrested deposed oil minister of the nation Arjuna Ranatunga over his role in Sunday's shooting incident which left one person killed, media reports said on Monday.
Sri Lanka: PM Mahinda Rajapaksha assumes charge
Oct 29, 2018, at 04:06 pm
Colombo, Oct 29 (IBNS): Amid political crisis in the island nation, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday assumed charges as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, media reports said.
‘Exercise restraint’ Guterres urges Sri Lankans, as political crisis deepens
Oct 29, 2018, at 08:25 am
New York, Oct 29 (IBNS): United Nations chief António Guterres said on Sunday he was following Sri Lanka’s deepening political crisis with “great concern”, after a man was killed allegedly by a politician’s bodyguard, who reportedly fired on a crowd of demonstrators.
Oct 28, 2018, at 08:31 pm
Colombo, Oct 28 (IBNS): At least three people were injured security personnel of country's Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga fired live rounds of bullets on Sunday, media reports said.
UN urges Sri Lanka to resolve issues pertaining to unrest through dialogue
Mar 07, 2018, at 10:39 pm
Colombo, Mar 7 (IBNS) In the wake of violence erupting in the central districts of Sri Lanka, the UN, on Wednesday, urged the people of the island nation to resolve their issues through dialogue, today.
Sri Lanka declares a 10-day State Emergency to curb spread of communal tension
Mar 06, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Colombo, Mar 6 (IBNS): Faced with clashes between two hostile religious groups, the Sri Lanka government, on Tuesday, announced State Emergency emergency to curb the violence from spreading, media reports said.
12 military personnel injured in a bus explosion in Sri Lanka
Feb 22, 2018, at 12:00 am
Colombo Feb 21 (IBNS): Twelve military personnel and seven civilians have been injured in an explosion inside a private bus in Diyatalawa, in the hill country of Sri Lanka this morning.
Rajapaksa calls to dissolve the government
Feb 12, 2018, at 10:31 pm
Colombo, Feb 12 (IBNS): Winning a stunning victory by grabbing two third of the 340 local government bodies, the party backed by the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday urged the government to dissolve Parliament immediately and declare a General Election.
Indian Coast Guard ship in Sri Lanka to strengthen ties
Apr 06, 2017, at 10:01 pm
Colombo, Apr 6 (IBNS) : Indian Coast Guard Ship CGS Shoor has arrived the island nation on April 4 for a five-day visit to strengthen corporation between Sri Lankan and Indian coast guard operations.
Sri Lanka: Prison bus shot at, 7 killed
Feb 27, 2017, at 06:18 pm
Colombo, Feb 27 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed as a prison bus was shot in Sri Lanka's Kalutara area on Monday, media reports said.
UN food relief agency working with Sri Lanka to end hunger and malnutrition
Feb 15, 2017, at 06:11 pm
New York, Feb 15 (Just Earth News): Sri Lanka is making efforts to achieve zero hunger and zero under-nutrition, having launched a national review of food security and nutrition with the United Nations emergency food relief agency.
Former SL President Rajapaksa says 99-year land lease impinges on country's sovereign rights
Jan 11, 2017, at 06:47 pm
Colombo, Jan 11 (IBNS): Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa clarified his stand on the current government leasing land to a Chinese company in the country's Hambantota Port area to build a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the media reported on Wednesday.