Rift with president kept Sri Lanka PM in dark about intel of looming Easter attack, says minister
A rift between Sri Lanka's president and prime minister that sparked a crisis last year came under scrutiny on Monday a day after a series of deadly bomb blasts, with questions over how the government handled a recent warning of an attack. The prime minister ...
Sri Lanka searches for answers after Easter terrorist attacks kill hundreds
Sri Lanka sought to restore stability following one of Asia's deadliest terrorist attacks in years, detaining 24 suspects and asking the world for help in investigating possible involvement by international terrorist groups. Authorities said 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string ...
The Japanese government should hold up Sri Lanka as an example of how its strategy to engage the region offers advantages to all who share it.
Ranil Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka's prime minister, ending political crisis
President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday reappointed as prime minister the same man he sacked from the job nearly two months ago, ending a messy power struggle that had paralyzed the island nation. Ranil Wickremesinghe, whose shock dismissal in late October threw Sri Lanka into constitutional ...
Sri Lanka's strongman is back, and he's brought his family too
In a compound secured by the Sri Lankan elite special task force that protects the island nation's top leaders, beneath framed photos of himself in army uniform, the brother of newly installed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is mulling a presidential run. "I'm not interested in ...
Turmoil in Sri Lanka could lead to closer China ties
A suspension of Parliament by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena deepens a power struggle that has led to the return of former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa and could herald closer ties with China. On Friday evening, Sirisena unexpectedly dismissed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed ...
After sacking prime minister, Sri Lankan president suspends parliament as political rift deepens
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday suspended parliament until Nov. 16, a day after removing Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and replacing him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in a surprise move that signals escalating political tensions in the South Asian nation. "The president ...
Abe pledges ¥45 billion to Sri Lanka for airport development
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday pledged ¥45 billion in loans to expand Sri Lanka's sole international airport. After meeting with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at his office in Tokyo, Abe said the two leaders agreed to upgrade the bilateral relationship to a ...
Abe planning talks with French, Turkish, Sri Lankan leaders next month
Arrangements are being made for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hold talks with French, Turkish and Sri Lankan leaders in Japan over three days in early October, a government source said. A meeting with French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is envisioned on Oct. 5, one ...
Former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa's recent electoral defeat means Sri Lanka can move forward on reform.
