scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thursday, December 11, 2025
TopicMaithripala Sirisena

Topic: Maithripala Sirisena

President Sirisena reinstates Wickremesinghe as prime minister to end Sri Lanka crisis

Anusha Ondaatjie -
President Sirisena had earlier fired Wickremesinghe on 26 October replacing him with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Rajapaksa’s dark legacy looms large over Sri Lanka and won’t clear anytime soon

Taylor Dibbert -
Rajapaksa – alleged war criminal & autocrat – isn’t backing out from his claim to be Sri Lanka's prime minister.

Sri Lanka MPs pass no-trust motion against controversially-appointed PM Rajapaksa

PTI -
Last month, President Sirisena sacked PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and suspended the Parliament plunging the island nation into a crisis.

Sri Lanka Supreme Court stays Sirisena’s order to sack parliament

PTI -
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court delivered the ruling after 2 days of deliberations on as many as 13 petitions against Sirisena's decision.

Sri Lanka’s ousted PM mounts legal challenge against President’s decision to dissolve Parliament

Anusha Ondaatjie -
On Monday, Wickremesinghe’s United National Party and the opposition Tamil National Alliance filed formal petitions in the Supreme Court challenging President Sirisena's decision. 

Sri Lanka President not in favour of snap elections, says close aide

PTI -
President Sirisena's close aide Piyadasa quashed rumours that Sirisena may opt for a snap poll with a dissolution of parliament to end the political crisis in Sri Lanka.

It’s Trump versus Obama before the US midterm polls, and Brexit is making UK lawyers anxious

Priyamvada Grover -
UK top lawyers and business leaders ask PM May for another vote on Brexit, and Sri Lanka's President reconvenes Parliament for trust vote.

Handle with care: Sri Lanka now has two Prime Ministers and a lot of political chaos

Seshadri Chari -
As political chaos engulfs Sri Lanka, it is time for India to cautiously increase economic engagements with Colombo.

President & leaders of Sri Lanka mourn Karunanidhi’s demise

PTI -
Sri Lanka's President Sirisena and his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed grief in tweets over the death of veteran Tamil Nadu leader.

Sri Lanka’s widely acclaimed ‘democratic transition’ has fallen far short of expectations

Taylor Dibbert -
Reduced authoritarianism and a significant widening of the space for dissent constitute the Sri Lankan government’s greatest accomplishments.
12Page 2 of 2

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Shailaja Bajpai -
Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

Why electoral ‘reform’ is cause for worry—the Modi govt uses it to cement political hold

The world’s biggest trade deal is in the making. India and EU must close it now

Economy

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Udit Bubna -
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Defence

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Tejas Bhatotia -
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

National Interest

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

Shekhar Gupta -
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.

Follow us

Copyright © 2025 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.