Sri Lanka's political crisis deepened Wednesday when the president declared a state of emergency, but officials insisted she wouldn't restart a bloody 20-year civil war and would honor a shaky ...

Nine lawmakers withdrew from President Chandrika Kumaratunga's coalition Wednesday and a key Cabinet minister resigned, leaving her with a parliamentary minority a day before a scheduled no-confidence ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Chandrika Kumaratunga today lifted the state of emergency she had announced two days earlier but was preparing a new measure to increase the authority of the armed ...

The island of Sri Lanka is in turmoil this week after President Chandrika Kumaratunga temporarily disbanded parliament, declared a state of emergency, and assumed control of three crucial government ...

Exiting the international airport in Colombo can be alarming: uniformed men tote guns, and there are acres of razor wire. Colombo’s quaint commercial center is clogged with police checkpoints.

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Many Sri Lanka watchers have been talking about a recent interview with Chandrika Kumaratunga, who previously served as president of Sri Lanka and is currently the chairperson of the Office for ...

President Chandrika Kumaratunga, the daughter of two Prime Ministers, has been a member of Sri Lanka’s First Family for half a century and President since 1994. She spoke to TIME’s Alex Perry at ...