COLOMBO, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares fell on Monday as political uncertainty after a local council poll in which the two main ruling parties were defeated dampened investor sentiment. President Maithripala Sirisena’s centre-left Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Prime Minister Ranil …
Since the China-proposed Belt and Road initiative was revealed to the world, Sri Lanka has been actively cooperating with China to ensure a win-win result. Global Times reporter Wang Bozun (GT) interviewed Sri Lankan Ambassador to China Karunasena Kodi…
Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa shares a moment with his supporters at the party office after winning the local government election in … Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa called on Monday for parliament to be dissolved and fresh elections to be held after a …
Sri Lanka is part of the “String of Pearls,” also known as the Maritime Silk Road, which describes a route of ports, airports, sea-lanes, highways and railroads that connect China to the Indian Ocean and the Horn of Africa. China claims this is just an…
ECONOMYNEXT – Former president Mahinda Rajapakse yesterday demanded a snap parliamentary election after drubbing the ruling coalition in crucial mid-term polls. Rajapakse’s new party secured more than two-thirds of Sri Lanka’s local government bodies in a shock local election decimating the …
Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves at his supporters at the party office after a news conference after winning the local government election in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte Reuters. By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal. COLOMBO (Reuters) …
COLOMBO: Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa called on Monday for parliament to be dissolved and fresh elections to be held after a party backed by him won local council polls in the strongest rebuff yet to the unity government. The national …
Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa looks at his victory shown in red on a map in newspaper’s article, at the party office after winning the local government election in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte. The political uncertainty hurt sentiment on the …
Shakib Al Hasan was named in the Bangladesh squad which included five uncapped players for the two Twenty20 Internationals against Sri Lanka. (AFP). Shakib Al Hasan, who was slated to return to Bangladesh’s Twenty20 side for the series against Sri Lanka, has hinted that he may be forced to give …
Colombo (AFP) -. Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapakse on Monday demanded a snap general election and challenged his successor’s right to govern after drubbing the ruling coalition in crucial mid-term polls. Rajapakse’s new party secured two-thirds of Sri Lanka’s councils in a surprise blitz of …