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
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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
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
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
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