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Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka arrests Rajapaksa ex-minister for alleged corruption

Shasheendra is the first Rajapaksa to be arrested since the leftist government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake came to power in September, promising to investigate corruption.
Shasheendra is the first Rajapaksa to be arrested since the leftist government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake came to power in September, promising to investigate corruption.

Scion of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa family to contest Sept. presidential poll

FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his son Namal Rajapaksa (3rd L bottom) look on before they leave the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 19, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his son Namal Rajapaksa (3rd L bottom) look on before they leave the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 19, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo

Sri Lanka president fails to get backing of largest party for re-election

FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe attends the country's 76th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 4, 2024. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe attends the country's 76th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 4, 2024. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo

Canada bars Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa brothers over rights abuses

The Rajapaksa brothers, Mahinda (left) and Gotabaya, in a file photo taken in 2020.
The Rajapaksa brothers, Mahinda (left) and Gotabaya, in a file photo taken in 2020.

Sri Lankans flee capital as political leaders meet to seek solution to crisis

Sri Lanka restores order but economy on brink of collapse

Sri Lanka prime minister resigns, curfew imposed after clashes

Crowds jeer Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa on rare outing

Protests in Sri Lanka continue despite state of emergency

News Analysis

President declares emergency in Sri Lanka but protesters not backing down

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