Sri Lanka’s September 21 presidential election – the first since the protests in 2022 that ousted former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa – has been praised for the lack of election violence and ...
On September 23, 55-year-old Anura Kumara Dissanayake took oath as Sri Lanka’s ninth Executive President in a modest ceremony at the presidential secretariat. The popular election was the first since ...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital, Colombo, and its suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation. Heavy downpours over the ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning on Wednesday, 48 hours before the election, pledging to fix the island country's ailing economy that is ...
Less than a fortnight after Sri Lanka elected a new president, Anura Kumar Dissanayake, Tamil women gathered to observe International Children’s Day (1 October) — a day of mourning for their loved ...