A fortnight later, when the votes were counted, Anura won a clear mandate, beating key challengers like Sajith Premadasa of ...

AFP: Sri Lanka’s new leftist leader has little room to renegotiate an IMF bailout that threw a lifeline to his bankrupt ...

The economic challenges loom large, but the task before the new president is much larger. It involves uniting the ethnic and religious communities, eradicating corruption, introducing a work ethic, ...

Recognising the need to advance key economic reforms, an IMF team is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on Tuesday, Oct. 2, to assess the nation’s economic progress.

In a landmark victory that has reshaped the political landscape of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emerged triumphant in the nation’s 2024 presidential election, held on September 21.

The new President has held detailed discussions with the Central Bank governor and his team, opting not to reshuffle them.

Mohan Mendis The 2019 and 2024 Sri Lankan presidential elections saw significant shifts in political leadership and voter ...

Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament to clear the way for a snap general ...

As Bengaluru speeds ahead with the rise of quick-commerce, places like these bakeries and the iconic ‘hot chips’ shops are ...

Sri Lanka's private credit surged 135 billion rupees in August 2024, up from 60 billion rupees in July, with credit to ...

You could blame the Buddhist extremists of the majority Sinhalese population who led the first pogroms against the Tamil minority in 1958, or the Marxist insurrection that broke out in 1971 (30,000 ...

Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament and called for a parliamentary election in an ...