The unity government of Sirisena's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP) was plagued with crisis ever …
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Mar 102018
Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena arrived India on Saturday to attend the first conference of the founding members of the International Solar Alliance in New Delhi. The Sri Lankan President will also be visiting Japan as part of his foreign tour. Sirisena’s foreign trip has come after four days of …
Mar 102018
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today left on a foreign tour even as his country has been hit by communal violence that has killed at least two people. His visit comes … Sinhalese Buddhists make up about 75 per cent of Sri Lanka‘s 21 million population while Muslims are 10 per cent.
Feb 252018
The unity government of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United National Party (UNP) was thrown into a crisis after former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s new party pulled off a stunning victory in local elections seen as a referendum on the ruling alliance. Former strongman Rajapaksa’s …
Oct 252017
Community reception in honour of the visiting Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, at the at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort and Convention …
Aug 232017
Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena has dismissed his justice minister, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, for opposing a controversial deal for the lease …
May 062017
Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena invokes Buddha, asks oppn to drop protest plan during PM Modi’s visit. Sirisena said that he will not sign …