Votes will be counted on Thursday

'We have received a formal notification dissolving parliament and setting out the election...

Rajapaksa, 70, won a landslide at November presidential polls and appointed his older brother and former...

Rajapaksa won a landslide in November elections with the backing of the majority Sinhalese, for whom...

India's foreign and defence ministers held talks with counterparts from Japan on Saturday in a bid...

The separatists' defeat in 2009 was followed by allegations of widespread human rights abuses towards...

Currently the Rajapaksas and their allies have just 96 lawmakers in the 225-seat parliament, making it...

Under Sri Lanka's constitution, no court proceedings can be maintained against a serving...

What does Gotabaya mean for Sri Lanka? 

Under Mahinda, who may become prime minister, Sri Lanka secured almost $7 billion in loans from China,...

The inauguration was held at a revered Buddhist shrine with an imposing stupa - reputedly built by a...

The assailants set fire to tyres on the road and set up makeshift roadblocks before shooting at and pelting...

The polls might bring a 180-degree turn in Sri Lanka’s international trajectory

Votes will be counted soon after polling stations close that evening but the results are not expected...

The attackers stormed the home of Lasantha Wijeratne, who released his book "Wasteful Development...

The grant, from the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), aims to reduce poverty by upgrading provincial...

Gotabhaya was defence secretary during his brother's rule, when troops were accused of killing up...

Launching his campaign in Sri Lanka's ancient city of Aruradhapura known for its Buddhist history,...

The three-judge panel of the Appeal Court unanimously dismissed the case that challenged the validity...

Rajapaksa is widely seen as the election frontrunner because of his popularity among majority Sinhala...

Rajapaksa, who denies the charges, is widely seen as the frontrunner in the presidential election that...