The Minister’s speech included criticism of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s supporters in Parliament, ... Gotabaya Rajapaksa has since handed over the house to the government. A house was allocated to Ranil ...

By the time Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s successor moved against Thuyacontha, in March 2023, ... Gallage remained to date the only officer to boldly raise the contentious issue at the time he delivered his ...

The Rajapaksa dynasty, for example, had dominated Sri Lankan politics for well over two decades before mass protests over a severe economic crisis unseated the country’s leader, Gotabaya ...

The result was Sri Lanka’s biggest electoral upset since it gained independence from Britain in 1948. It was also the latest in a series of political upheavals across South Asia that could tilt ...

News about Gotabaya Rajapaksa. ... A sweeping new law on online speech threatens the political humor that has helped the island nation get through tough stretches.

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Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, who had been vociferous from public platforms, was more moderate in his speech. He said, “I will follow the decision of the party. I will support the candidate fielded by ...

Ex-Sri Lanka leader denies 2019 bombings were staged to help him win polls. Gotabaya Rajapaksa rejects British documentary that said the Easter Sunday attacks were carried out to influence ...

On July 13, 2022, many streets in Colombo – Sri Lanka’s capital – erupted into celebration after weeks of peaceful protests forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country.

Basil Rajapaksa, a former finance minister and Gotabaya’s brother, is already said to be plotting a political comeback for the family. Indeed, Mr Wickremesinghe may be getting ahead of himself.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on 13 July for Maldives . ... Meanwhile, Mr Wickremesinghe, in his first speech since he was elected by parliament, ...

Singapore has permitted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the island republic for an additional 14 days, ... (USAID), said in a speech. ...