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Mahinda Rajapaksa has served as president from 2005 to 2015. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn as PM today

Leaders of the parties that backed Gotabaya during the presidential polls will be given preference in the Cabinet.

21 Nov 2019 10:32 AM IST

Sri Lankas controversial wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will take oath as the seventh executive president of Sri Lanka on Monday at the Ruwanweli Seya precincts in the ancient north central town of Anuradhapura. (Photo: File)

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to take oath as Sri Lankan President on Monday

Rajapaksa, 70, defeated Sajith Premadasa, 52, by more than 13 lakh votes, the election commission announced on Sunday.

18 Nov 2019 11:02 AM IST

Voters can choose up to three candidates in their preferential order. The candidate who polls 50 per cent plus one vote as the first preference will be declared the winner. (Representational Image)

In 1st polls since Easter attacks, Sri Lankans up for tomorrow's...

Nearly 16 million people are eligible to vote for the president from among a record 35 candidates.

15 Nov 2019 1:07 PM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

Anger in Lanka as President pardons death-row killer who shattered...

Sirisena, who is stepping down after Saturday's presidential election, announced last month he was considering to grant...

10 Nov 2019 12:51 PM IST

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a USD 6 billion loan for Pakistan. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka economy slowly recovering from Easter attacks: IMF

Furusawa's comments coincided with the latest tranche of a USD 1.5 billion IMF bailout package for Sri Lanka first...

2 Nov 2019 3:09 PM IST

Pakistan ended day two of the ongoing second Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka at 57/0 on Friday here at the National Stadium in Karachi. (Photo :AP)

Karachi Test: Pakistan end day two at 57/0 after bundling out Lanka,...

The hosts bundled out Sri Lanka for 271 in the first innings and after reaching the score of 57/0, Pakistan trail Sri...

20 Dec 2019 7:27 PM IST

Rajapaksa said that the region as a whole requires to forge new avenues of cooperation to steer the Organization to be more effective in addressing the emerging challenges. (Photo: File)

Lanka firmly committed to SAARC, says Gotabaya Rajapaksa

SAARC is regional intergovernmental organisation and geopolitical union of states in South Asia, including, India and...

9 Dec 2019 3:03 PM IST

Sri Lankan President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Invest in Sri Lanka to keep China at bay, says Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka has traditionally been allied to India but became close to China, securing about USD 7 billion in loans and...

2 Dec 2019 12:37 PM IST

Banning of letters of undertaking (LoUs) and letters of comfort (LoCs) by the RBI as trade finance instruments is likely to reduce financial flexibility of importers, a Fitch group company said on Wednesday.

Lanka's Central Bank gets USD 400 million swap from RBI

The total loan was expected to have been disbursed with a seventh tranche by mid-2019.

10 Jan 2019 11:39 AM IST

Tamil Nadus church festival on Sri Lankan Island begins tomorrow

Tamil Nadu's church festival on Sri Lankan Island begins tomorrow

Pilgrims embark on journey to Katchatheevu Island for two days church festival.

15 March 2019 8:00 PM IST

All public church services were cancelled after the Easter Sunday bomb blasts. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka: Church services to resume from May 5

No bags will be allowed inside as part of the tight security measures.

30 April 2019 5:20 PM IST

Many tourists have left the country after the attacks and there has been a sharp decline in the number of foreigners visiting the island. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka: 42 foreigners killed in Easter blasts

Another 12 foreigners remain unaccounted for and could be among still unidentified bodies at Colombo's police morgue,...

30 April 2019 1:32 PM IST