Sri Lanka's former defence secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa (C), pictured in 2010 Sri Lanka's controversial former defence chief, who played a leading role in crushing Tamil rebels in a bloody civil ...

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa blamed the events on "extremist elements". Sri Lanka is in the midst of a foreign exchange crisis that has crippled its economy. Faced with 13-hour power cuts ...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa are to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Colombo. The honorary degrees are in recognition of services rendered by ...