Gotabaya Rajapaksa News
Sri Lanka president vows to scrap reforms limiting his power
The Rajapaksa brothers are adored by the Sinhala-Buddhist majority for spearheading the defeat of Tamil separatist militants in 2009Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, campaigned for voters to give his party a two-thirds parliamentary majority
2 min read20 Aug 2020Opinion | Can the Rajapaksas deliver Lankans true democracy?
Absolutism is already on the menu. Shared prosperity and true integration should be too
3 min read27 Nov 2019Jaishankar visits Lanka to establish early ties with Gotabaya administration
Jaishankar will be the first foriegn visitor to visit Colombo after the new administration under Gotabaya Rajapaksa assumed officeThe visit assumes significance given that Gotabaya is seen as pro-China and India would be keeping a close watch to see whether the new administration in Colombo walks a balance between New Delhi and Beijing
2 min read19 Nov 2019Opinion | Our Colombo concerns
Gotabaya Rajapaksa of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), who as defence secretary oversaw the final assault to crush Tamil separatists in 2009, has claimed victory in the country’s presidential polls held on Saturday
1 min read17 Nov 2019A record 35 candidates vie for Lanka presidency
The 35 candidates are the most to contest a presidential election in the Indian Ocean island nationRajapaksa, who served as defence chief under his brother and then-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, is popular for his part in ending Sri Lanka’s long civil war a decade ago
1 min read7 Oct 2019Mahinda Rajapaksa’s future in the balance as Sri Lanka goes to polls
Seeking polls 2 years before the end of his term, a decisive Rajapaksa victory was on the cards until the opposition came up with a common candidate, Maithripala Sirisena
8 min read8 Jan 2015China firms up defence ties with Sri Lanka
Gotabaya said Sri Lanka would continue to enhance cooperation with China to advance military-to-military ties
1 min read23 Sep 2014Sri Lanka’s jailed ex-army chief gets new prison term
Sri Lanka’s jailed ex-army chief gets new prison term
2 min read18 Nov 2011Sri Lanka rejects Tamil Tigers’ call for ceasefire
Sri Lanka rejects Tamil Tigers’ call for ceasefire
2 min read26 Apr 2009Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared