Sri Lanka’s leftist leader turns from bullets to ballots
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s presidential hopeful Anura Kumara Dissanayaka wants a peaceful revolution after his Marxist party failed to seize power inContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka’s war-scarred north hopes vote will bring change
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s main newspaper in the northern port of Jaffna endured bullets and bombings during a decades-long Tamil separatist war,Continue Reading
China signs finance cooperation agreement with debt distressed Maldives
BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters) – China’s central bank on Friday said it had signed an agreement with the Maldivian authoritiesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka economy posts 4.7% growth in Q2
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s economy grew 4.7% year-on-year from April to June this year, official data showed on Friday,Continue Reading
Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka’s president, many saw it as the end of his powerful family’sContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s opposition leader says the rich will pay more if he becomes President next week
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition leader contesting the presidential election next week said Thursday that if heContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s presidential election: Where are the women?
Summary COLOMBO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Not one of the 38 contenders in Sri Lanka’s presidential election this month is a woman,Continue Reading
Anger drives Sri Lanka’s first vote after meltdown
(AFP)-Retired Sri Lankan accountant Milton Perera had hoped to use his vote in upcoming presidential elections to vent his furyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry looks to new president to rebuild fortunes
GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Tourists were busy spooning up ice-cream on the verandah of Tariq Nassim’s home at theContinue Reading
‘Embarrassing’ Pakistan cricket hits rock bottom with Bangladesh defeats
Karachi (AFP) – Pakistan cricket was reeling Wednesday after its first-ever Test defeats against Bangladesh, the latest in a string ofContinue Reading
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