In the Parliamentary Election held in July 1960, Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first woman Prime Minister creating a world record. She began her parliamentary career with a seat in the ...

AG’s advice to drop charges against three suspects in the Lasantha murder case, protests outside his office, and the ...

Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected the modern world's first female head of government in 1960 when she became prime minister of Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as it was known then. She entered politics after ...

Chanithma Sinaly of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya secured her second national title at the 44th National Squash Championship, which concluded last Sunday at the Air Force Squash Complex in Ratmalana ...

The 54-year-old National People's Power (NPP) leader became the first woman leader since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in the year 2000 to hold the post. She was sworn in by President Anura Kumara ...

“Sirimavo was the first in a list which carries the names of other women Prime Ministers such as Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher. Sirimavo is an internationally important figure for Sri Lanka”, ...