This snap election, called by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, comes at a critical time for Sri Lanka, which is still ...

Colombo, Nov 13 (PTI) Sri Lanka is set to hold on Thursday its snap parliamentary ... is not contesting the parliamentary election for the first time since 1977. The Rajapaksa brothers – Mahinda, ...

President Aruna Kumara Dissanayake, who was elected as President in September, is seeking a majority so that most of the policies of his Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna can get parliamentary approval ...

Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, “decided not to contest the ... Rajapaksa stepped down and fled ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on Thursday with all arrangements in place to ensure a fair and ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary ...

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa (SP), independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) and Sri Lanka ...

Nimesha was one of thousands who marched in Colombo that year to occupy then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office and ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s victory at the presidential election of 21 Sept. was greeted with enthusiasm by a large segment of ...

I have always been struck by two distinct moments in history. First, in June 1865, during the tenure of President Abraham ...

The snap parliamentary elections were called by President Dissanayake after he won polls in September on a promise to combat ...