Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since then ...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura on Saturday (05) afternoon to pay homage and receive blessings. Upon his arrival at the historic Anuradhapura ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake rode a wave of anger to power. But any Sri Lankan leader’s position is precarious today. Six wickets from Nishan Peiris lead Sri Lanka to a win by an innings and 154 ...
Sri Lanka’s presidential election has gone into the second round for the first time in its history. No candidate received the mandatory 50 percent of votes, in the first election since an ...
GEORGE TOWN: Hundreds of devotees attended the chariot procession of the Goddess Sri Maha Mariamman at the Arulmigu Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Queen Street, which marked the end of the nine-day ...
By Mujib Mashal and Pamodi Waravita Reporting from Colombo and Galle, Sri Lanka Two of the front-runners in Sri Lanka’s presidential election were the sons of former presidents. A third ...
In the late 1980s, Anura Kumara Dissanayake joined a Marxist-Leninist party that sought to assassinate Sri Lanka’s leaders and overthrow the government in an armed insurrection. On Sunday ...
From workers in sprawling tea plantations in the north to big cities in the south, millions of Sri Lankans cast ballots Saturday for a new president, who faces the daunting task of rebuilding an ...
Sri Lanka said it’s reached an agreement in principle with bondholders to restructure about $12.6 billion in bonds, just two days before the country heads to elections that have rattled investors.
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament late Tuesday and called for parliamentary elections in less than three weeks in an effort to consolidate power after his ...
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