Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same role
Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition party, is a frontrunner in Saturday's presidential election and a ...
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 another factor in mind when they vote Saturday ...
Sri Lanka's 2022 'Aragalaya' revolt hangs heavy over presidential vote
The movement that sparked the mass struggle is rallying behind Anura Kumara Dissanayake to revive a broken economy.
Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election
Sri Lanka was able to stave off bankruptcy in 2022 thanks to loans from the International Monetary Fund, and countries like ...
Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country ...
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As Sri Lanka Heads to the Polls, Economy Takes Center Stage
On Sept. 21, 17 million Sri Lankans will cast their vote to select the country’s next president. This is the first popular ...
Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of ...
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Sri Lanka's Pivotal Election: Economic Recovery and Political Future at Stake
Sri Lanka will vote for a new president in a tightly contested election, influencing its economic recovery post-crisis.
Sri Lanka president did not scrap re-election bid days before poll
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe did not scrap his re-election campaign days before the bankrupt nation voted in ...
The Candidates Vying to Lead Sri Lanka’s $84 Billion Economy Out of Crisis
Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election has become a referendum on a $3 billion International Monetary Fund loan program ...
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Two years after launch of 'Aragalaya' protest movement, Sri Lanka may be on cusp of political change
It was a call to end the era of political elites and crown the proletariat – an administration of the common people. Sri Lanka is five days away from electing the next president. It is the first ...
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Sri Lanka’s new literary voices
Their books display inventiveness in form and explore a variety of themes drawing from Buddhist mythology, Sri Lanka’s socio-political history, its civil war and more. “I think it is always ...