Mahinda Rajapaksa

• Sri Lanka appoints new PM as civil unrest worsens amid economic crisis

  Several factors, including the Ukraine war, have drained state coffers, meaning Sri Lanka is running low on fuel and essential medicines and facing daily power blackouts.

  World

  May 12, 2022
  
• Sri Lanka’s prime minister steps down after weeks of protests over economic crisis

  Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he submitted his resignation to the president, a move that followed a violent attack by government supporters on the protesters.

  World

  May 9, 2022
  
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• Throw the book at him: Sri Lanka parliament descends into farce

  Sri Lanka's parliament descended into chaos for a second day on Friday as lawmakers supporting newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa threw books, chili paste and water bottles at the Speaker to try to disrupt a second no-confidence motion.

  Politics

  Nov 16, 2018
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• Massive brawl breaks out in Sri Lanka’s parliament as political crisis deepens

  More than 50 lawmakers brawled in Sri Lanka's Parliament after MPs passed a vote of no confidence against new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's government.

  Politics

  Nov 15, 2018
• Sri Lanka’s president replaces prime minister with former strongman

  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena sacked the country’s prime minister and his Cabinet and replaced him with a former strongman.

  World

  Oct 26, 2018