New president rejects Sri Lanka budget
Sri Lanka's new President Mahinda Rajapakse Saturday announced he would ditch the national budget for 2006 pending before parliament after it was presented by …
Sri Lanka's new President Mahinda Rajapakse Saturday announced he would ditch the national budget for 2006 pending before parliament after it was presented by …
The unprecedented move to roll back Sri Lanka's budget for 2006 could scare off investors and undo fiscal discipline if new President Mahinda Rajapakse’s …
Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga has relinquished her office, ending 11 turbulent years in power and bringing down the curtain on the Bandaranaike …
Former finance minister Sarath Amunugama arrived late for the inauguration of President Mahinda Rajapakse today, but quickly got into the swing of things by …
Punters playing Sri Lankan stocks will look for a clear direction from Thursday’s presidential poll before placing bets, when trading opens today, analysts …
Sri Lanka's Tiger rebels deliberately ditched the man who signed a truce with them and cleared the way for his hawkish rival to win the presidency in a …
Candidate Total Votes % Mahinda Rajapaksha 4,880,950 50.33% Ranil Wickramasinghe 4,694,622 48.40% Others N/A Source Elections Department Candidate Total …
Sri Lanka's tiny stockmarket plunged when trading opened on Friday as investor dumped stocks on news that premier Mahinda Rajapakse had taken an early lead in …
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Sri Lankans voted Thursday in presidential elections but minority Tamils who could tip the balance in the tight race were forced out of the ballot by Tiger …
Socialist Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse won Sri Lanka's tightly-fought battle for the presidency, results showed Friday as the stock market reacted with a …
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse took an early lead in the presidential election with the preliminary results released Friday showing him with a …
UPFA officials say the current cabinet of ministers will be sworn in as is, as there will be no immediate change to the government decision making body. UPFA …
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse saw his margin narrowed as about 15 percent of the 10 million valid votes were counted after the country's …
Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake made a humble plea or in his words 'a final request' from the new President on Friday, asking to let him retire in …
Unidentified attackers lobbed grenades into a mosque in eastern Sri Lanka Friday, killing three men at prayer and wounding at least 25, local residents said. …
Sri Lankan stocks crashed nearly seven percent at Friday's close as socialist President-elect Mahinda Rajapakse narrowly beat a market-friendly favourite, …
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse saw his margin narrowed as about 15 percent of the 10 million valid votes were counted after the country's …
The defeated UNP camp says its is seeking legal advise on taking the elections chief to courts for turning down their call for a re-poll in the North. The …
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse was marginally ahead of his main rival after 50 percent of votes were counted in the country's presidential …