Polls will soon close in Sri Lanka in the first presidential election since the country was in the grip of a potential ...

If Anura sahodaraya loses, it could be the end of the ‘left’ as we know it because they would have blown the best chance they had since Rohana sahodaraya founded the party almost 60 years ago. It will ...

As Sri Lanka gears up for the 2024 presidential elections, the political landscape is alive with a peculiar sort of buzz. The ...

Sri Lanka, which is slowly recovering from its worst-ever economic crisis, will vote to elect the next President on Saturday.

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become ...

Ranil was expecting the election to be a cakewalk as he hoped that the SLPP and Rajapaksas would back him like they did in 2022. However, the SLPP fielded Mahinda’s elder son, Namal, as its ...

Being the Leader of the Opposition, Premadasa has fought vehemently against the government run by his rival Rajapaksas and his former leader Ranil Wickremesinghe from whose United National Party ...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that due to the government’s efforts over the past two years to rebuild the economy, Sri Lanka had gained the support of friendly nations including India ...

Since then, under President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the South Asian island nation's economy has begun a fragile recovery. As the country gears up for a crucial presidential vote, key economic ...

Anusha Wimalaweera, executive member of the NPP, Sisira Kumara Sembuwatta, organizer of the Kundasale Constituency for the NPP & O.K. Nawaz, the Islamic Affairs Secretary of the SJB participated in ...

Ranil genuinely believes he can still make a valuable contribution to the nation (and we all agree with him - given the ‘calibre’ of his opponents!). Whatever it is he won’t listen to you.

COLOMBO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe is among the 38 candidates contesting Sri Lanka's presidential election on Saturday, a poll that is key to deciding the future of ...