Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka Speaker presses for floor test to resolve crisis, says status quo before Ranil Wickremesinghe's sacking to be considered

Sri Lanka Speaker Karu Jayasuriya's remarks came two days after he slammed President Sirisena, saying it was "anti-democratic" to sack Ranil Wickremesinghe and suspend the Parliament, and asserted that he will not recognise Rajapaksa as the premier unless it is proved by a floor test.

Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena orders release of all Tamil civilian land by 31 December

Since the end of the armed conflict in May 2009, a considerable part of private lands were released to the original owners

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena replaces PM Ranil Wickremesinghe as law and order minister

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the law and order minister amidst fresh violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the Kandy district despite the imposition of nationwide Emergency.