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Official announcement on July 15 after verifying authenticity of emailed document

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…

The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out of control. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, leaving no one from the once- illustrious family in a position of power.

Editorial: Mass protests forced the president to announce he will resign. But the years of his family’s corruption and incompetence have taken their toll

Protesters reject an all-party government, saying it will be a way for the powerful clan to remain in power.

The inside story of Rajapaksa family infighting that toppled a country into violence and bankruptcy

Sri Lanka’s government finally began bailout talks with IMF officials this week after a crippling delay exacerbated a longstanding economic crisis. But as food prices soar amid an impending global food shortage sparked by the Ukraine conflict, Sri Lankans are paying a heavy price for the government’s mismanagement, nepotism and…

Cabinet approves amendment to the constitution in a move to appease protesters calling for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit.

It was the moment when two brothers who had dominated Sri Lanka's politics for nearly 20 years finally went their separate ways.