Mahinda Rajapakse

'Even a dog wouldn't eat it': Sri Lanka's national carrier stops serving cashews after outrage from President Sirisena

A spokesman of Sri Lanka's national airline said it has responded by clearing its stock of cashews (which were only served in business class) and would change its Dubai-based supplier

Sri Lanka court orders arrest of top military officer Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne for abducting, murdering 11 people during civil war

Colombo Fort magistrate Lanka Jayaratne directed police to detain Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, Chief of the Defence Staff, for allegedly helping the main person accused in the killings escape prosecution.

China to continue providing financial help to Sri Lanka under Belt and Road Initiative, dismisses reports of 'debt trap'

China vowed to keep providing financial help, including loans, to Sri Lanka despite warnings about the island nation's debt mountain.

Sri Lanka to move naval unit to Hambantota; PM Ranil Wickremesinghe assures port won't be used for military purposes

Sri Lanka will move its southern naval command to a port leased to a state-run Chinese firm but China will not use it for military purposes.

Power struggle worsens in Sri Lanka as President Maithripala Sirisena cuts Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's duties

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has reduced the responsibilities of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as a power struggle worsened within their uneasy coalition.

Sri Lanka prison chief Emil Lamahewage arrested over 2012 Welikada Prison riot in Colombo; 27 people had died in incident

Sri Lankan police Thursday arrested a top prison official over a massacre of 27 inmates that became an icon of grave rights abuses under former president Mahinda Rajapakse

Sri Lanka returns to throes of sectarian conflict: India would be well advised to help douse the flames

What is fairly certain is that conflicts between the Sinhala and Muslim communities in Sri Lanka will likely become India’s business if matters get worse.

Sri Lanka's ruling alliance humiliated as Mahinda Rajapakse-led SLPP wins 225 councils in local govt polls

Sri Lanka's ruling alliance was humiliated in local elections seen as a test of its leadership as the party of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse pulled off a stunning landslide victory

Sri Lanka sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekara denies hiring local sorcerer to cast spell on Pakistan team

Sri Lanka's sports minister on Wednesday denied ordering the lowly-ranked national team to use witchcraft to score a surprising two-match Test series win against Pakistan earlier this month.

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Hosts to deploy guards to curb wild elephants from straying onto the pitch

The stadium was built in 2009 under former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapakse but has hosted only a handful of matches because of its remote location and high maintenance costs.