Former Sri-Lanka Presidents Mahinda and Gotabaya, sanctioned by Canada

11 Jan 2023

Canada has sanctioned four top Sri Lankan officials, including former presidents Mahinda and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The Canadian foreign ministry has said this was done on the account of “gross and systematic violations of human rights” during the armed conflict in the island nation from 1983 to 2009. The 26-year civil...

Ranil Wickremesinghe wins Presidential election in Sri Lanka

20 Jul 2022

Six-time Sri Lanka Prime Minister and the acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won the presidential election on Wednesday by 134 votes. President Ranil Wickremesinghe will replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled from the country. Wickremesinghe will remain president until 2024. Wickremesinghe has served as the Prime Minister of the island nation six...

Sri Lanka declares emergency after President flees

13 Jul 2022

Amid massive protests, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from the country, and an indefinite nationwide state of emergency was declared in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. "Since the president is out of the country, an emergency has been declared to deal with the situation in the country," Prime Minister's spokesman Dinouk Colombage...

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign on July 13, PM’s office confirms

11 Jul 2022

Amid the ongoing protest in Sri Lanka and mounting pressure of protesters, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is resigning from his post and has officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. According to the Colombo Gazette, the prime minister's media unit said Rajapaksa had announced that he would resign on July...