Rajapaksa brothers opt out of Sri Lanka’s November 14 general elections
None of the Rajapaksa brothers, who dominated Sri Lankan politics for decades until they were booted...
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Dissanayake government restores old visa system in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s newly elected government led byPresident Anura Kumara Dissanayake has restored the count...
Will swiftly begin talks with IMF, says Dissanayake
Sri Lanka will swiftly begin talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to take its ongoing pr...
Sri Lanka President Dissanayake picks MP and former academic Harini Amarasuriya as PM
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) appointed MP and former academic ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in; says he is no magician
Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday (September 23, 2024) promised...
Sajith Premadasa gets highest share of Tamil vote in Sri Lanka polls
Sri Lanka’s Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa, who lost to leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanaya...
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the new President of Sri Lanka?
“100% sure.” That is what Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s President-elect, said days before th...
Presidential election 2024 passes off peacefully in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans gave their mandate to the country’s next leader in a peacefully held Presidential electi...
Sri Lanka presidential election 2024: Five reasons this poll is different
Polls opened on Saturday (September 21, 2024) in Sri Lanka’s crucial presidential election — the isl...
Over 17 million Sri Lankans will have a chance to elect their next President on Saturday (September ...
Sri Lankan polls: economy takes centre stage | Explained
The story so far:Sri Lanka’s presidential election will be held on September 21. Since it is the fir...
Sri Lanka’s disenchanted Tamils are divided this election
Sri Lanka’s northern Tamil voters are torn this presidential election, between a candidate who may w...
A crucial election in Sri Lanka | Explained
The story so far: Sri Lanka will go to the polls on September 21 and the campaign has intensified wi...
Amid grim forecast, Maldives says it is ‘well prepared’ to avert default
Despite global lenders and rating agencies flagging a “high risk” of debt distress in the Maldives, ...
In southern Sri Lanka, a chant for change this poll season
Buddhika Dissanayake says she has never had to think so hard before an election. “Earlier, we voted ...
Fixing Sri Lanka’s economy, wiping out racism top priority, says JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Fixing Sri Lanka’s battered economy and wiping out racism will be top priority for a National People...
