Maithripala Sirisena

Colombo, Nov 16 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday urged citizens to cast their votes without fear as polling was on for the island nation's eighth presidential election.In a statement, Sirisena said that maximum…

Colombo, Nov 11 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will on Monday preside over his final Cabinet meeting before his term in office ends with the election of a new President in Saturday's polls.Among the Cabinet papers that…

Colombo, Oct 22 (IANS) Ahead of the Noverber 16 presidential election in Sri Lanka, hopefuls were making a strong national security pitch to woo voters in a polarized campaign focused on the April 21 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that…

Manila/Colombo, Jan 18 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has praised his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Dutertes brutal war on drugs, which has taken thousands of lives, calling it an "example to the world".In a speech…

Manila, Jan 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena signed on Thursday three loan agreements totalling $455 million with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to fund projects in higher education, transport as well as a technical…

Colombo, Jan 8 (IANS)- President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a 10-member commission to restructure the national SriLankan Airlines after it recorded a loss of nearly $105 million for the financial year of 2017-2018, the media…