Many Sri Lankans took to social media to condemn Sirisena
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court extended on Tuesday a stay order until the hearing of 15 petitions...
Some 269 people were killed on April 21 in a series of suicide attacks on hotels and churches blamed...
Launching his campaign in Sri Lanka's ancient city of Aruradhapura known for its Buddhist history,...
The Supreme Court later ruled against Sirisena's action and reinstated Wickremesinghe
Sirisena, who is also the minister in charge of law and order, has said that all those responsible for...
President Maithripala Sirisena's government during its 2015 election campaign promised to ensure...
A statement issued by his office Monday, Sirisena said the attacks 'were the work of international...
Maithripala Sirisena said he was opposed to the draft Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) that the two...
"I told the Secretary General that I want to save my country from drugs," Maithripala Sirisena...
On Wednesday, Sirisena said he has completed formalities to resume hangings by signing the death warrants...
Sirisena said the 19th amendment to the constitution - which notably transferred some of the president's...
Modi is stopping in Colombo on his return home after an official visit to neighboring Maldives, where...
The UN refugee agency, a fierce critic of the Australia's strategy, said on Monday it was seeking...
In a statement, Sirisena denied claims by Mendis that the country's highest security body had not...
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the election results reaffirmed Modi’s...
Sirisena's allies say he did the best he could in a volatile situation, citing measures like temporarily...
The government has blamed a local jihadist group for the April 21 attacks against three churches and...
Sirisena also warned it may be possible Islamic State had launched a 'new strategy' by targeting...
Chief of police Pujith Jayasundara had refused to quit to clear the way for a shake-up of the 85,000-strong...
Sirisena said he appealed to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in January to return Mahendran, who is believed...