Sri Lankans on edge ahead of President's promised resignation

Sri Lankans were on the edge on Tuesday as they waited whether embattled Gotabaya Rajapaksa will honour his offer to resign as president, amid signs that key members of the erstwhile powerful......

Row erupts in Sri Lanka over Gotabaya's resignation report

Sri Lanka's Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa on Wednesday claimed that Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene had assured that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ready to resign if all......

Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka's PM

Ending the power tussle in Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move, resigned on Saturday and Ranil Wickremesinghe......

Disputed Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign on Saturday

Mahinda Rajapaksa, will resign on Saturday, the disputed Sri Lankan prime minister's son said Friday, signalling an end to the nearly two-month power tussle in the island nation, after the Supreme......