For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope
Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils in the ...
Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
Sri Lankans who usually vote along religious and ethnic lines will be keeping the state of the economy in mind when they vote ...
Sri Lanka presidential elections: Who are the five key candidates in tightly-contested poll?
There are a total of 38 candidates in the running for the President's post, but President Wickremesinghe faces an uphill battle from Sajith Premadasa, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Namal Rajapaksa and ...
Sri Lanka's presidential election to test economic green shoots
Sri Lanka's election this coming Saturday has raised doubts over when its long-awaited debt deal with bondholders will be ...
Factbox-What are the five key issues in Sri Lanka's presidential election?
Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation ...
Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Wickremensignhe’s main challengers — opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and parliamentarian Anura Dissanayake, a surprise top ...
All about Sri Lanka’s presidential elections, why they matter to India
As Sri Lanka heads to its first elections since the massive protests of 2022 and the crippling economic crisis that has ...
International observers arrive in Sri Lanka for presidential election monitoring
A total of 116 representatives from various international election observation organisations have arrived in Sri Lanka to ...
Sri Lanka presidential election 2024: Who are the main contenders?
Sri Lanka, which continues to grapple with an economic crisis, is voting on Saturday to elect a new president. Unlike ...
Sri Lanka clinches $12.5 billion bond rework deal in pre-election dash
Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to restructure $12.5 billion of international bonds, it said on Thursday, in a ...
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In Sri Lanka, election day is time for firecrackers — to ward off elephants
Over the past two years, Daham Piyasena has lived through momentous times: the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka’s history, ...
Sri Lanka's opposition leader says the rich will pay more if he wins the presidential election
Sri Lanka’s opposition leader says if he wins the presidential race he will renegotiate the International Monetary Fund ...