Maithripala Sirisena

Sirisena refuses to allow any police, military or intelligence personnel to testify before committee

President Sirisena did not say how many death sentences would be carried out in the first hangings

Sri Lanka's parliament meets on November 27 and 29 to discuss a motion by UNP to cut off government spending

Legislators say that with political standstill key sectors such as tourism are taking a serious battering

MPs broke furniture and some Rajapakse loyalists were also seen throwing chilli powder at rival legislators and police

Sri Lanka's top court orders independent Elections Commission to halt preparations for the January 5 vote

President Sirisena triggered an unprecedented constitutional crisis when he sacked Prime Minister Wickremesinghe

Washington deeply concerned by news of Sri Lanka parliament to be dissolved, says US State Department

Sri Lankan government decree quotes president as stating that he had halted parliament’s meetings

President Maithripala Sirisena pledges to provide state land to those affected by the war

The teenager posted a message calling for the postponement of A-level examinations