The Latest Breaking News from Mahinda Rajapaksa

MPs pick ex-PM seen as close to ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a move likely to frustrate protesters

As protest movement over island’s worst-ever economic crisis reaches a milestone, people say struggle is not yet over.

Wickremesinghe says he will follow constitutional process and establish law and order in crisis-hit country.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit ends the clan’s rule after more than 20 years as the nation battles its worst economic crisis.

Ranil Wickremesinghe to serve until MPs vote for new leader next week after months of protests over economic crisis

Man who paved way for Rajapaksa clan’s dominance over Sri Lanka politics has no immediate plans to flee, says top aide.

For much of nearly two decades, the four Rajapaksa brothers and their sons have run Sri Lanka like a family business -- and a disorderly one, at that. With their grand construction projects and spendthrift ways, they saddled Sri Lanka with unsustainable debts, driving the country into its worst economic…

Indian High Commission ‘categorically denies’ reports that India facilitated the Rajapaksas’ recent travel

The double whammy of government and economic instability is further complicating recovery, and the country is hurtling toward bankruptcy.