After months of anti-government agitation and mounting pressure, PM Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday resigned but the situation remains extreme tense and volatile. Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa's homes were set on fire, soon after he quit.

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's house torched in night of unrest

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of the economic crisis. The move came as the nation was placed under curfew after violent clashes between Rajapaksa supporters and anti-government protesters in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns after months of anti-govt protests

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday (May 9th) announced that he'll be stepping down from his post. This comes amid countrywide protests and public calls for him and his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to quit as the country's economic situation worsens.

Sri Lanka economic crisis: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as pressure mounts up

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned from his post. This comes after violent clashes erupted in Colombo over the economic crisis in the country.

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos:  PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid worst economic crisis

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of the economic crisis. The move came as the nation was placed under curfew after violent clashes between Rajapksa supporters and anti-government protesters in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos: WION accesses PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation letter

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday quit from his post. The development came after clashes between pro and anti-government supporters in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid massive clashes

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos: Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down as PM amid massive clashes

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos: Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid protests

Political turmoil continues to worsen in Sri Lanka as protests against the ongoing economic crisis continue. In the latest, unconfirmed reports suggest that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa might have resigned.

Reports: Final announcement on PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation today

Protests continue in Sri Lanka for weeks now with people coming to the streets to demand the resignation of the Rajapaksa regime. PM Mahinda Rajapaksa was heckled by the protesters today during Anuradhapura's Visit today. For more perspective on this, we're joined by Ambika Satkunanathan, former commissioner of the Human rights commission of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka crisis: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to meet top Buddhist leaders?

Sri Lanka's main opposition party submitted no-trust motions against the Rajapaksa brothers. This comes amid reports that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa might resign. Palki Sharma tells you more about the political crisis in Sri Lanka.

Gravitas: Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down?

Opposition in Sri Lanka is gearing up for the no-confidence motion which is likely to be tabled when the Sri Lankan parliament convenes. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has conceptually agreed to form an interim government.

Sri Lanka Crisis & Chaos: SLPP agrees to National Consensus Government?

In an exclusive interview with WION, the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, W.A Wijewardena has said that the hardship for the country's citizens is going to increase.

Exclusive | Hardship for Sri Lankan citizens is going to increase, Weerakoon Wijewardena tells WION

Sri Lanka's minister of mass media Nalaka Godahewa on Saturday backed demonstrators asking Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down. He said, "We need to restore political stability to successfully meet the economic crisis.

Sri Lankan minister Godahewa changes camp, backs protests to seek PM's resignation

Demonstrators in Sri Lanka on Sunday (April 17) asked the government to uncover the real conspirators behind the terror attacks that rocked the country in 2019. Over 260 people, including 42 foreigners from 14 countries, had been killed in simultaneous suicide bombings on three churches on Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan demonstrators ask Rajapaksa government to uncover real conspirators behind Easter terror attacks

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Monday that his government is s working on overcoming the worst economic crisis the country has faced in decades.

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa says government is working to overcome economic crisis

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Handing over of infrastructure projects, focus on the Buddha link and rights of Tamils with full implementation of 13th amendment dominated Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla's Sri Lanka visit.

Infra projects, Buddha link, rights of Tamils dominate Shringla's Sri Lanka visit

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has pardoned 16 men linked to the Tamil Tiger rebel group. A total of 94 prisoners were granted the special presidential pardon on the occasion of the Buddhist festival Poson Poya.

Sri Lanka: President pardons 16 suspected Tamil Tigers convicted under PTA

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met Pakistani PM Imran Khan on Wednesday in Colombo in which the talks were focused on trade, tourism and agriculture. "Had a productive discussion with #Pakistani PM @ImranKhanPTI this morning.

Sri Lankan President meets Pakistan's Imran Khan

Sri Lanka welcomed its first foreign tourists in nine months Monday even as a new deadlier strain of the coronavirus gripped the island. A charter flight carrying 185 passengers from Ukraine landed at a little-used airport south of the capital, which has been stricken by a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths.

Sri Lanka welcomes first tourists despite new coronavirus strain

Sri Lanka on Tuesday decided to waive off parking and landing costs for international flights when the country opens up its skies later this month after being shut down for over eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sri Lanka to waive off parking and landing costs for international flights

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will present the 2021 budget in the Parliament on Tuesday with unprecedented COVID-19 health protocols in place, including the assembly seats being arranged outside the chamber, officials said.

Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to present 2021 budget amid strict COVID-19 protocols