After 16 years in Japan, Sri Lankan woman still classified as an exchange student
Dakshini Siriwardena never expected that the failure of her father's business in Japan would leave her with no choice but to live here as an exchange student — despite having resided in the country for more than 16 years. "It's ridiculous that I had the ...
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa makes brother prime minister
Sri Lanka's new president has appointed a 15-member interim Cabinet including his brother as prime minister. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was elected last week, also said Friday he would call a parliamentary election as early as allowed. The parliamentary term ends next August, and the ...
The return to power of the Rajapaksa clan could redirect the country's geopolitical orientation toward China, a potentially important shift given the island's location astride vital sea lanes.
Former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday and appealed to minority Tamils and Muslims who voted against him to give their support. Rajapaksa, who is credited with helping end the country's long civil war, comfortably won Saturday's presidential ...
Tamil-taming, China-friendly Rajapaksa clan make presidential comeback in Sri Lanka
A family of strongmen who tilted Sri Lanka toward a deep reliance on China claimed victory on Sunday in a tightly fought presidential election. With two-thirds of the polling divisions declared, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, 70, whose brother Mahinda had close ties with Beijing during his 10-year ...
Muslim voters come under attack as Sri Lanka votes for president
Polls closed Saturday evening after a day of voting for Sri Lanka's next president, an election marred by shots fired at a convoy of Muslims heading to cast their ballots in what some called a coordinated effort to disenfranchise the minority group. There were no ...
Test cricket to return to Pakistan with Sri Lanka's visit in December
Test cricket is set to return to Pakistan after more than 10 years when Sri Lanka plays a two-match series at Rawalpindi and Karachi next month. Rawalpindi is scheduled to host the first test from Dec. 11-15, while the second test will be played at ...
Chandika Hathurusingha insisted Monday he would remain Sri Lanka's cricket coach despite pressure to step down after their World Cup exit. Sri Lanka started the tournament as a rank outsider and finished sixth of the nine teams, registering one of three wins against the world's ...
Wahhabism confronted: Sri Lanka curbs Saudi influence after bombings
Sri Lanka is moving to curtail Saudi Arabian influence, after some politicians and Buddhist monks blamed the spread of the kingdom's ultraconservative Wahhabi school of Islam for planting the seeds of militancy that culminated in deadly Easter bomb attacks. On April 21, nine Sri Lankans ...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday honored those killed by Islamist militants in Sri Lanka's Easter bombings, vowing support for the island nation as New Delhi seeks to counter the rise of China in the region. The hours-long stop in Sri Lanka was part ...
'Mother of Satan' bombs show foreign hand in Sri Lanka bombings, investigators say
One month after the Sri Lanka suicide attacks that killed more than 250 people, investigators have said the bombers used "Mother of Satan" explosives favored by the Islamic State group that are a new sign of foreign involvement. Detectives said the backpack bombs used in ...
What Sri Lanka has to teach the world
Japan and other countries around the world can learn from the South Asian nation's private sector effort to address public policy issues.
