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Landslide electoral victory consolidates Rajapaksa family’s control on Sri Lanka’s politics

  • Main opposition UNP has been crushed, losing all but one parliamentary seat
  • Sri Lanka had been ruled by powerful executive presidents since 1978
By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

Sri Lanka counts votes from parliament election

By Reuters ·
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Sri Lanka casts its vote under shadow of virus

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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For Pakistan’s lonely elephant Kaavan, freedom awaits in a Cambodia sanctuary

By Sabah Bano Malik ·
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Former Sri Lanka rebel leader condemned as ‘barbaric’

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Lanka begins probe into claims World Cup final ‘sold’ to India

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

Sri Lanka ‘sold’ 2011 cricket World Cup final: Minister

By AFP ·

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Sri Lanka sets Aug. 5 date for twice-delayed poll

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Sri Lanka gears up to send its workers abroad as virus threat eases

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Sri Lankan Muslims observe quiet Eid at home

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Sri Lankans welcome measures to breathe life into virus-hit economy

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Sri Lanka postpones parliamentary polls over coronavirus fears

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Fighting for identity papers, Lankan nuns pursue gender equality

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Sri Lanka to hold snap elections in April

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

Pakistan offers 1,000 scholarships to Sri Lankan students

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

Omar Kamil appointed new Lankan ambassador to Saudi Arabia

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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US ban on Sri Lanka’s army chief ‘complicates ties’

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Sri Lanka angry over US decision to ban army chief

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Sri Lanka’s Muslims offer prayers for virus victims

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

SriLankan Airlines’ ex-boss held over $2m Airbus fraud

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

Riyadh’s Sri Lankan gem tycoon dies at 80

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

4 in custody over Pakistani’s murder in Sri Lanka

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
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Lankan president vows to combat terrorism, crime

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

Pakistani national murdered in Sri Lanka

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·

De Silva hundred in rain-hit historic Pakistan Test

By AFP ·

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