Tag: constitutional crisis

Sri Lanka PM Rajapakse to step down for ‘stability of nation’

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse will step down from his disputed position of premier, his son said on Friday, signalling an end...

Chilli, punches thrown as Sri Lanka MPs brawl for second day

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's parliamentary speaker had to be escorted into the chamber ringed by police on Friday as violence broke out for a second...

Sri Lankan lawmakers fight over PM dispute

COLOMBO: Rival lawmakers exchanged blows in Sri Lanka's Parliament on Thursday as disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed the speaker had no authority to...