Rajapaksa likely to face charges of graft and war crimes on return to Sri Lanka
2 years, 8 months ago

Rajapaksa likely to face charges of graft and war crimes on return to Sri Lanka

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sri Lanka’s disgraced former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is likely to face corruption and criminal charges for his role in the decades-long civil war in the South Asian island state on return. The International Truth and Justice Project said the former president committed grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions during the civil war in 2009 when he was country’s defence chief, according to a copy of the complaint seen by Reuters. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s parliament have extended the state of emergency, giving president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government power to crack down on demonstrators protesting the country’s worst economic crisis.

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Fishermen to meet MEA Jaishankar between March 10 and 15
4 weeks ago

Fishermen to meet MEA Jaishankar between March 10 and 15

The Hindu  

Representatives of the fishermen community will meet Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar between March 10 and 15 to discuss the action to be taken to secure the release of the fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities, BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai said. Addressing the media on Sunday, he said even Mr. Jaishankar had, in a letter, opposed …

Sri Lankan Govt blames unrest provokers for spate of violence in country; vows action
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lankan Govt blames unrest provokers for spate of violence in country; vows action

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan Government said on Saturday that the recent killings in the country, including that of a prominent underworld figure, appear to be an attempt to undermine the ongoing investigations into high-profile criminal cases such as the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings. Mr. Seneviratne said the government has felt that recent killings were an attempt to sabotage the ongoing …

Sri Lankan govt unaware of move to arrest former president Rajapaksa, says minister
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lankan govt unaware of move to arrest former president Rajapaksa, says minister

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan minister Nalin Jayathissa said on Wednesday that the government is unaware of any move to arrest former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the Easter Sunday bombings case. Gammanpila, a former minister, said the government planned to arrest Rajapaksa and Suresh Sallay, the then chief of state intelligence to pin the blame on the state intelligence services for the …

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son Namal Rajapaksa indicted for alleged misappropriation
2 months ago

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son Namal Rajapaksa indicted for alleged misappropriation

The Hindu  

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder son has been indicted in the High Court for alleged misappropriation from an Indian investment before 2015. Namal Rajapaksa, 38, was arrested in June 2016 for the alleged misuse of 70 million Sri Lankan rupees from the Krish hotel project money to develop the game of rugby, for which he had been a …

Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case
2 months ago

Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case

The Hindu  

The son of Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned on Monday from leaving the country following his arrest for alleged money laundering. The case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa dates back years, but has received renewed impetus since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — who has vowed to fight endemic corruption — won a landslide election victory. His older brother Namal, …

Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s son arrested by police on corruption charges
2 months ago

Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s son arrested by police on corruption charges

The Hindu  

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case. His uncle and former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was also quizzed by the police last week on the same property — a holiday home in the southern religious resort of Kataragama. The arrest came as Mahinda Rajapaksa filed …

BJP leader Raja convicted for remarks against Periyar statue, Kanimozhi
3 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP leader Raja convicted for remarks against Periyar statue, Kanimozhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: A special court here on Monday convicted and sentenced senior BJP leader H Raja in two cases, one relating to making remarks against DMK MP Kanimozhi and the other about demolishing Periyar statues in the state, a few years ago. The Special Court for the trial of criminal cases related to MPs/MLAs sentenced the BJP National Secretary to six …

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides

Al Jazeera  

President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power won a landslide majority in Thursday’s parliamentary election, securing 159 seats in a house of 225 members – representing a comfortable two-thirds majority. They have shown they need a change from the old politics.” Vote for change According to political analyst …

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival. Of the 225 seats in parliament, 196 were up for grabs under Sri Lanka’s electoral system, which allocates seats in each district among …

Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote

Live Mint  

-- Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges to combat corruption and rewrite an unpopular International Monetary Fund loan program. Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for early polls on the heels of his victory in the Sept. 21 presidential election, widely seen as a stunning rebuke …

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. The biggest challenge for the NPP — which was founded in 2019 and is a relative newcomer on Sri Lanka’s political scene — is that many …

Corruption is a Central Issue in Sri Lanka’s Upcoming Parliamentary Elections
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Corruption is a Central Issue in Sri Lanka’s Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

The Quint  

“The US, with India as its proxy, engineered Sri Lanka’s economic turmoil. As Sri Lanka struggled, India, backed by American funds, swooped in with a lifeline—offering a line of credit while China hesitated. Subramaniam resumed his deliveries, and suddenly, Sri Lankans found themselves indebted to India, blissfully unaware of the hidden puppeteers pulling the strings to undercut China’s influence in …

Sri Lanka’s new president says he’ll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis
6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s new president says he’ll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Wednesday that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis in the country’s history. The future of the economic recovery plan drafted by former liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe was called into question after …

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?
6 months ago

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?

ABC  

For decades, Sri Lankan politics has looked like a revolving door through which the same parties and families have come and gone. Unlike many of Sri Lanka's past presidents, Mr Dissanayake has no political lineage and is from the socialist National People's Power party which he founded in 2019. For some of Sri Lanka's younger generation the election result "was …

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray
6 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “People will understand, you know, because if you look …

Two years after Sri Lanka’s president was ousted by protests – could it all have been for nothing?
6 months, 1 week ago

Two years after Sri Lanka’s president was ousted by protests – could it all have been for nothing?

The Independent  

In the summer of 2022, Pali Abeywickrama and his friends marched to the presidential palace during Sri Lanka’s popular anti-government uprising. open image in gallery Protesters hold Sri Lankan flags as they stand on top of the office of PM Ranil Wickremesinghe in July 2022 Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party is at 32 per cent …

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
6 months, 1 week ago

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. Days after Rajapaksa fled the country, Sri Lanka’s parliament replaced him with then-prime minister Ranil Wickremensignhe in a vote that many protesters saw as a victory for the status quo. Pathum Kerner, a 42-year-old physician …

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties

Firstpost  

Irrespective of the outcome of the election, India, as it has done in the past, will continue to support Sri Lanka in its economic recovery President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena gesture as they arrive at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri …

Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka’s president, many saw it as the end of his powerful family’s hold on the island nation after more than 12 years of rule. Alan Keenan, senior consultant on Sri Lanka at the International Crisis Group, said the younger Rajapaksa’s bid for the presidency is a test run that would establish …

Sri Lankan presidential poll: Dynast, incumbent and challenger, but no frontrunner yet
7 months ago

Sri Lankan presidential poll: Dynast, incumbent and challenger, but no frontrunner yet

Firstpost  

Wickremasinghe seeks coalition support, Rajapaksas favour clan, and Premadasa looks for a chance, but unless more alliances are formed, the chance of any of the candidates getting a majority in the first round is unlikely Two years after Sri Lanka went through a serious political churn, as witnessed in Bangladesh now, it is readying for a presidential election on September …

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September, his political party said Wednesday, in an apparent bid to regain his family’s lost power after a humiliating setback two years ago during an unprecedented economic crisis in the Indian ocean island nation. …

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s ruling party helmed by the Rajapaksa clan, who were booted out of office by mass protests in 2022, on Wednesday named Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as its candidate for the September presidential polls. After Mr. Gotabaya was forced to resign at the height of Sri Lanka’s crushing unprecedented economic crisis in 2022, its MPs …

Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election
8 months ago

Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election

The Hindu  

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna — led by the once-powerful Rajapaksa clan which was deposed from power in 2022 — has said it will not back President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the presidential polls in September. On their party’s poll-time decision, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said Mr. Wickremesinghe’s policies were not agreeable to members. Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President …

Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka
10 months ago

Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa clan, which suffered political battering due to the country's worst economic crisis in 2022, will launch its political comeback bid on Sunday by targeting the impending elections. Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ex-prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa were ousted from power during anti-government protests following the crippling financial and political crisis in …

Sri Lanka Tamils Mark 15 Years Since End Of Civil War
10 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Tamils Mark 15 Years Since End Of Civil War

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil community marked 15 years since the end of the island nation’s civil war on Saturday in an emotional ceremony that proceeded despite fears authorities would attempt to prevent its staging. Sri Lankan authorities have repeatedly disrupted similar memorials in the island’s former war zones over the years and arrested participants, but Saturday’s ceremony went ahead without …

As Sri Lanka marks five years since horrific Easter bombings, UN calls for justice for victims
11 months, 1 week ago

As Sri Lanka marks five years since horrific Easter bombings, UN calls for justice for victims

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church has claimed that military intelligence personnel collaborated with the Islamists who carried out the assault, which aided the political ambitions of retired army general Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was running on security. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the leader of Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church, said that Rajapaksa had consistently safeguarded individuals responsible for the bombings since his win The …

Sri Lanka’s Financial Crisis Gradually Easing: Ranil Wickremesinghe
1 year, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka’s Financial Crisis Gradually Easing: Ranil Wickremesinghe

News 18  

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is “gradually” emerging from its worst economic crisis after the austerity of an IMF bailout, the president said Sunday in a speech to mark independence day. Sri Lanka saw months of civil unrest at the peak of the economic crisis, culminating in the ouster of then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa when thousands of protesters stormed his home. The International …

Sri Lanka top court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka top court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic crisis

Al Jazeera  

The symbolic ruling says the powerful brothers – including two ex-presidents – triggered the island’s worst financial crisis. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued a symbolic ruling that the powerful Rajapaksa brothers – including two ex-presidents – were guilty of triggering the island’s worst financial crisis by mishandling the economy. The case was filed by corruption watchdog Transparency International Sri …

Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa gets clean chit in 2022 'unaccounted cash' probe
1 year, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa gets clean chit in 2022 'unaccounted cash' probe

Firstpost  

The Bribery Commission informed the court that further legal proceedings regarding this incident would not be taken owing to insufficient evidence to proceed with the matter, the Daily Mirror online reported on Thursday Citing lack of evidence, Sri Lanka’s anti-graft commission has dropped a case against former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in which more than Rs 17 million was discovered by …

Sri Lanka Urges Return of Missing Artefacts from Anti-Gotabaya Rajapaksa Protests
1 year, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Urges Return of Missing Artefacts from Anti-Gotabaya Rajapaksa Protests

News 18  

Sri Lanka on Sunday urged the people to return or provide any information regarding valuable artefacts and archaeological items that went missing during the massive protests against the government of the then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July last year, as the island nation marked the first anniversary of the popular uprising. More than 1,000 artefacts, including items of vintage and antique …

AP photos from Sri Lanka, Ukraine were Pulitzer finalists
1 year, 10 months ago

AP photos from Sri Lanka, Ukraine were Pulitzer finalists

Associated Press  

The Associated Press was a finalist in two Pulitzer Prize categories — for breaking news photography of Sri Lanka’s political crisis, and for feature photography of the elderly in Ukraine. Protesters storm Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office, demanding he resign after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 13, 2022. Protesters …

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 injured
2 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 injured

The Hindu  

Police in Sri Lanka on February 26, 2023 fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone local elections after the government said it cannot finance them because of the country's crippling economic crisis. Thousands of supporters of the Opposition National People's Power party tried to march toward the main business district in capital …

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt
2 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Police in Sri Lanka on Sunday fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone local elections after the government said it cannot finance them because of the country’s crippling economic crisis. Thousands of supporters of the opposition National People’s Power party tried to march toward the main business district …

Sri Lanka delays first vote since new president
2 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka delays first vote since new president

Firstpost  

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s independent election commission indefinitely postponed local polls Friday after the president – installed by parliament last year after his predecessor fled – refused to fund the vote. The 9 March polls would only have picked local councillors but would be the first electoral test for Ranil Wickremesinghe since he took office in July after months of protests …

Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa quizzed over hidden cash stash
2 years, 1 month ago

Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa quizzed over hidden cash stash

Firstpost  

Protesters occupied his presidential palace for several days, discovering 17.5 million rupees hidden in Rajapaksa’s private quarters that they later turned over to police Sri Lankan police told AFP on Wednesday they are investigating ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over a hidden cash stockpile uncovered when protesters stormed his former residence last year. Protesters occupied his presidential palace for several days, …

Sri Lanka urged to free student activist held over protests
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka urged to free student activist held over protests

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Human rights groups urged Sri Lanka’s government to release a prominent student activist who was arrested five months ago during anti-government protests triggered by the country’s worst economic crisis and has been held without charges under harsh anti-terrorism laws. Seven human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, said that under the powerful Prevention …

Sri Lanka’s former President ordered to pay compensation for failing to prevent 2019 Easter bombings
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka’s former President ordered to pay compensation for failing to prevent 2019 Easter bombings

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay a compensation of LKR 100 million to victims of the April 2019 Easter Sunday terror blasts, while pointing to a “reckless” intelligence failure on the part of the Executive. Sri Lanka’s Catholic church has been flagging the lack of progress in the probe, and the Archbishop of …

Sri Lanka summons Canadian diplomat over sanctions on Rajapaksa brothers
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka summons Canadian diplomat over sanctions on Rajapaksa brothers

Firstpost  

Canada on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankans, including former presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa, for committing what it called “gross and systematic violations of human rights” during the country’s civil war Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Canada’s top diplomat and expressed its displeasure over his country’s decision to impose “unilateral sanctions” on its four …

Ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka: Report

Hindustan Times  

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power last year over his government's mishandling of the cash-strapped country's economy, has returned from Dubai, his first foreign trip since returning to Sri Lanka four months ago. Gotabaya Rajapaksa In Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa,73, fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives on a Sri Lankan Airforce plane …

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for US citizenship restoration, says report – Firstpost
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for US citizenship restoration, says report – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Earlier in 2019, Rajapaksa renounced his US citizenship to contest the 2019 presidential polls. As per Sri Lankan Constitution, dual citizenship holders are barred from contesting elections Colombo: Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July last year and then returned after nearly two months, has applied for restoration of his US citizenship after he failed …

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, family leaves for Dubai
2 years, 3 months ago

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, family leaves for Dubai

Firstpost  

Rajapaksa,73, fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives on a Sri Lankan Airforce plane in July, as the country plunged into its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since its independence. He returned to the country months later Colombo: Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power earlier this year over his government’s mishandling of the country’s economy, on …

INTERVIEW | R. Sampanthan on the Sri Lankan economic crisis: ‘We cannot go on like this’
2 years, 3 months ago

INTERVIEW | R. Sampanthan on the Sri Lankan economic crisis: ‘We cannot go on like this’

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 01, 2022 10:35 IST Sri Lankan Member of Parliament Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, who has kept together a diverse coalition of Tamil political parties under the umbrella of the Tamil National Alliance since 2001, has witnessed many phases of the struggle since Sri Lanka became an independent country in 1948. Now 89 and largely confined to his official residence …

Mahinda Rajapaksa blames ‘foreign forces’ for Sri Lanka’s crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

Mahinda Rajapaksa blames ‘foreign forces’ for Sri Lanka’s crisis

The Hindu  

COLOMBO: Two-time President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday blamed “foreign forces” and the former government for Sri Lanka’s economic collapse, while admitting to “some wrong decisions” taken by their ousted administration. Foreign powers “eyeing Sri Lanka’s national assets”, and their “local agents” who were “still active” were fuelling anti-government protests, Mr. Mahinda told Parliament, during the second …

Sri Lankans march against government crackdown on protests
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankans march against government crackdown on protests

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands of Sri Lankans marched in the capital on Thursday to urge the government to halt its crackdown on protests against an unprecedented economic crisis that has engulfed the Indian Ocean nation for months. Ravi Kumudesh, a trade union leader, said the demonstrators wanted to “give a clear message to the government: Stop harassing those who …

Sri Lankan lawmakers vote to trim presidential powers
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan lawmakers vote to trim presidential powers

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that trims the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters who are seeking political reforms and solutions to the country’s economic crisis. Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented economic crisis and public protests demanding reforms to ensure transparency and accountability. Jehan Perera, executive director …

Sri Lankan lawmakers debate bill to trim presidential powers
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan lawmakers debate bill to trim presidential powers

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan lawmakers began debating a proposed constitutional amendment on Thursday that would trim the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters who are seeking political reforms and solutions to the country’s dire economic crisis. Severe shortages of essential imports such as fuel and medicine set off massive demonstrations that led to the resignations …

Sri Lankan court summons ex-president over 2019 bombings
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lankan court summons ex-president over 2019 bombings

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Sri Lankan court issued …

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces legal troubles with no immunity
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces legal troubles with no immunity

India TV News  

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces legal troubles with no immunity Sri Lanka news: Rajapaksa flew to Colombo around midnight Friday from Thailand and was escorted under military guard to his new home in the capital. Highlights Gotabaya Rajapaksa could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists Rajapaksa returned home after seven weeks in exile following protests over …

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces arrest calls after return
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces arrest calls after return

The Hindu  

Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest on September 3 after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor’s government. “He can’t live freely as if nothing has happened.” Mr. Rajapaksa’s government was accused of chaotic mismanagement as the Sri Lankan economy spiralled into a blistering downturn. Sri Lanka’s main opposition alliance, the …

With no immunity, Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa faces legal troubles
2 years, 6 months ago

With no immunity, Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa faces legal troubles

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who returned home after seven weeks in exile following protests over economic hardships, could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists now that he has been stripped of constitutional immunity, a lawyer said Saturday. The disappearances took place 12 years ago soon after the end of the country’s long …

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