Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president
COLOMBO, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bidContinue Reading
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Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from theContinue Reading
India extends emergency support to Maldives as it battles debt default threat
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said it has extended emergency financial support to the Maldives, which is battling to avertContinue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s poor hope new president will change their fortunes
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan housewife Lankika Dilrukshi says she is tired of the daily struggle needed to provide forContinue Reading
Sri Lanka clinches $12.5 billion bond rework deal in pre-election dash
LONDON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to restructure $12.5 billion of international bonds, it saidContinue Reading
Sri Lanka presidential contenders wrap up campaigning ahead of Saturday vote
COLOMBO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning on Wednesday, 48 hours before the election,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka’s 2022 ‘Aragalaya’ revolt hangs heavy over presidential vote
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Just over two years since Sri Lanka’s ‘Aragalaya’ uprising that deposed the nation’s president, the movement thatContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins… But politicians still want their votes
SPRING VALLEY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much to change in her dailyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s victor of circumstances seeks another term
COLOMBO, Sept 17, 2024 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s right-wing President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who seeks re-election this week, describes himself asContinue Reading
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
