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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 island nation say they have little hope that Saturday's presidential election will improve their lot by much.

Al Jazeera English · 2h

Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s at stake?

Economic issues top the agenda as the island country of 22 million goes to the polls to elect its 10th president.

The Associated Press - Busine… · 28m

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.

Sri Lanka's War-scarred North Hopes Vote Will Bring Change

Sri Lanka's main newspaper in the northern port of Jaffna endured bullets and bombings during a decades-long Tamil separatist ...

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Days before Sri Lanka polls, Tamils in North couldn’t care less

JAFFNA: With a crucial presidential election just days away, Jaffna, Sri Lanka’s northern capital does not reflect South’s ...

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The JVP/NPP presidential campaign—a trap for the Sri Lankan working class

Were the JVP/NPP to come to power, it would rapidly come into open and violent conflict with the working class, using ...

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Karunaratne, Chandimal fire as Sri Lanka take control of first test

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka put themselves in a good position on the third day of the opening test against New Zealand after Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal made half-centuries but the ...

For Sri Lanka's ethnic minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

Traditionally, Tamils have voted for Tamil parties which are active in northern Sri Lanka, but Thanabalasingam says their ...

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