After a gap of 32 years, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R Sampanthan became the first tamilian to lead the opposition of in the Sri Lankan parliament.
Ranil Wickremesinghe became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
For the fourth time Ranil Wickremesinghe became the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe was active in Sri-Lankas parliament since 1977. He had served the country as its Prime Minister on three occasions. He was PM during 1993-94, 2002-2004 and since January 2015.
Sri Lanka: UNP led UNFGG coalition won the Parliamentary Elections 2015
United National Party (UNP) led United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) coalition with 106 seats emerged as the winner in the 2015 Parliamentary elections of Sri Lanka. However it failed to secure absolute majority in the Parliament of 225 members.
Sri Lankan government decided to renovate temples destroyed in Nepal quake
Sri Lanka government announced its decision to repair and renovate one Hindu and one Buddhist temple in Nepal that was destroyed in the recent earthquake.
Sirisena becomes new president of Sri Lanka
Mahinda Rajapaksa – the former president of Sri Lanka failed to make hat-trick this time. People of Sri Lankan, this time, have chosen Maithripala Sirisena as their new president.