The fourth candidate is Namal Rajapaksa, scion of the Rajapaksa family, son of former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and ...

Economic crisis and the IMF austerity program are the major issues while terrorism and polarisation have taken a back seat ...

Promises of system change and economic stability define the first presidential polls since the upheaval of 2019 ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist policies to help the poor and ...

Two years after violent anti-government protests, Sri Lankans are preparing to vote in a critical presidential election. “We ...

Two years after Sri Lanka’s economic collapse led to the ousting of the Rajapaksa family, Mahinda Rajapaksa speaks out ahead of the presidential election. He defends his son Namal’s candidacy while ...

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has suspended SLPP MP Rohitha Abeygunawardana from the SLPP membership and the post of ...

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

Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday to elect the South Asian nation’s 10th president in the first election since the ...

Protesters who toppled the Rajapksa government in 2022 are hoping for change in Saturday’s election – but two of the top candidates are closely linked to the establishment. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar repor ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka is gearing up for a crucial presidential election on Saturday, September 21. This election is seen as ...