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The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate presidential term limits, holding that the amendment is not inconsistent with the Sri Lankan Constitution . The proposed amendment, which...

The Sri Lankan cabinet on Monday approved proposed constitutional reforms that would permit current President Mahinda Rajapaksa to seek an unlimited number of terms in office. The current number of terms for the executive, codified...

Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka said Thursday that he will appeal his recent conviction on charges of engaging in politics while on active duty, but that he has no faith...

Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday appeared before a government-backed commission investigating the events surrounding the island nation's civil war and defended the actions of the government during the conflict...

A Sri Lanka court martial on Friday found former army chief Sarath Fonseka guilty of engaging in politics while on active duty. Sentenced to a dishonorable discharge, Fonseka was accused of trying to secure...

A Sri Lankan government-backed commission investigating the events surrounding the island nation's civil war opened its first public hearings on Wednesday. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), appointed in May by...

The High Court of Sri Lanka on Thursday conducted the first hearing in the case against former army chief Sarath Fonseka , who is accused of provoking violence and bringing disrepute to the...

Sri Lankan pro-government protesters on Tuesday demanded the UN end plans to have an international panel investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last months of the Sri Lankan civil war . The protesters,...

Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris said Thursday that members of a recently-appointed UN panel will not be permitted to enter the country to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last...

The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday strongly rejected the appointment of a UN panel to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last months of the Sri Lankan civil war . UN...