COLOMBO: Sri Lanka´s president has demanded capital punishment for the "terrorists" responsible for the deadly Easter Sunday attacks just days after he blamed international drug dealers for the suicide bombings. President Maithripala Sirisena has been battling his own uneasy coalition ...

In Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena announced a ban on any form of face covering in public. The President office in a statement said that the restriction which takes effect today has been imposed to ensure national security. 

In Sri-Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena says terrorists who carried out the Easter blasts have a link to drug trade. Speaking at a press conference in Colombo, Sirisena said   attacks may have been carried out sooner than planned due to his anti-drug campaign. Meanwhile, State ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's main parties on Monday challenged in the highest court the president's sacking of parliament, a move which has escalated a political crisis and deepened international alarm. President Maithripala Sirisena late Friday called snap elections for January 5 and dismissed parliament, ...

Sri Lanka's parliament speaker today defied a suspension order by the country's president and called a meeting of lawmakers next week to discuss a worsening constitutional crisis. President Maithripala Sirisena's Party has said the 225-member assembly must remain shut until November 16 amid turmoil ...

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the suspension of Parliament and summoned a meeting of the legislature on Monday to end the current political stalemate in the country. The move came in wake of mounting international pressure on Sri Lanka to resolve the political crisis, which ...

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will reconvene parliament. Addressing a meeting in Colombo, newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said Sri Lankan President had earlier prorogued the parliament till 16 of this month but political parties and foreign powers urged an earlier ...

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament, deepening political turmoil after he sacked his Prime Minister who had called for an emergency meeting of the legislature. Earlier, sacked PM Ranil Wickremesinghe demanded the parliament speaker call an emergency session so he can prove ...

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has suspended parliament which has further deepened political turmoil in the country. Earlier, he sacked prime minister who had called for an emergency meeting of the legislature.  Parliamentary officials said the president has suspended meetings until ...

A top Sri Lankan police official was arrested over a suspected plot to kill President Maithripala Sirisena.     The Criminal Investigation Division of police arrested Nalaka De Silva after five days of questioning him.