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Presidential coup that will send the Sri Lanka into darkness
By an activist of the 2015 social media group.
‘So Sri Lanka,’ you are back to square one!
In most countries when politicians fail, we see...
Global pressure rises on Sri Lanka president to defuse political crisis
Image: President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe, and appointed ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister.(AFP)
China, long seen as a supporter of Rajapaksa,...
UN Secretary General urges Sri Lanka to respect democracy, constitution
ECONOMYNEXT – The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has expressed concern over Sri Lanka’s political crisis and has asked for democracy and constitution...
Unconstitutional removal of PM will create instability: Church of Ceylon
The arbitrary removal of a sitting Prime Minister in an unconstitutional manner will plunge the nation into a state of instability, fear and chaos,...
Sri Lanka: SLPP loyalists forcibly take over state media institutions
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) loyalists have taken control of most state media institutions after the swearing in of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister.
Sri...
Sirisena’s action has plunged the country in to a political crisis:...
The dismissal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe following the withdrawal of the SLFP headed by President Maithripala Sirisena from the government alliance has plunged...
Protect UNP leaders until a Prime Minister secures parliamentary majority...
In a major development, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has requested President Maithripala Sirisena to protect privileges of UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe until the person with a...
The continuation of the Rajapaksa black decade starts again – Anura...
What has been set up is a continuation of the black decade that existed before 2015. This collective has been assembled for an ugly...
Sri Lanka: New Prime Minister puts rights at grave risk –...
Image: Mahinda Rajapaksa speaks at UN headquarters in New York, September 22, 2010. © 2010 Reuters
(New York) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision on October 26, 2018, to...
Sri Lanka: An audaciously conscienceless extra-constitutional gamble – Kishali Pinto Jayawaradena,
If just a quarter of the time reserved by the United National Front (UNF) for juggling with the 19th Amendment by mediocrities of the...