Maithripala Sirisena

Sri Lanka withdraws emergency law imposed after Easter attacks

Sri Lanka on Friday withdrew an emergency law imposed after Easter Sunday attacks, a military spokesman said, signifying the return of calm to the isl...

Saturday, August 24, 2019 10:27 AM

PM Modi first foreign leader to visit Sri Lanka after Easter terror attacks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be making a brief stopover in Sri Lanka on his way back to India from the Maldives, becomes the first foreign l...

Sunday, June 9, 2019 11:17 AM

PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka after Maldives: Maithripala Sirisena

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka after completing his bilateral engagements in the Maldives early next month, Sri...

Friday, May 31, 2019 6:09 PM

SL Easter blasts: Country safe for visitors, says President

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena called on foreign states' representatives to lift travel restrictions they issued for their citizens after t...

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 9:59 AM

Sri Lankan Prez: Terrorism, narcotics inter-linked

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday that terrorists who carried out the Easter blasts have a link to drug trade.

Friday, April 26, 2019 12:54 PM

Sri Lanka to declare emergency from midnight after Easter Day blasts

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will declare a nationwide emergency from midnight on Monday following Easter Sunday suicide bomb blasts at c...

Monday, April 22, 2019 5:38 PM

Maithripala Sirisena: Sri Lankan Parliament to reconvene on Nov 14

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has announced that the country's Parliament will be reconvened on November 14.

Monday, November 5, 2018 1:37 PM

Lanka President promulgates emergency for a week

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena promulgated a state of emergency for a limited period of one week in the country by bringing into force Sect...

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 10:25 AM