Jayasuriya takes on the role permanently after overseeing the men’s national team’s recent Test and one-day series wins.Sri Lanka’s cricket board has named Sanath Jayasuriya…
Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis enters the record books with a century in the second Test against New Zealand in Galle.Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Kamindu Mendis…
Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken office as Sri Lanka’s president shortly after winning the country’s election. Dissanayake, who was sworn in on Monday after…
Marxist-leaning politician says he understands the complex challenges facing Sri Lanka and will work to meet people’s hopes.Marxist-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken his…
Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much to change in her daily struggle to feed the four children and elderly mother…
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessSri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election has become a referendum on a $3 billion International Monetary Fund loan program that has helped to…
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMNPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated PressEranga Jayawardena And Krishan FrancisPublished Sep 18, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article…
Colombo, Sri Lanka – It was an unlikely invitation from the Indian government. In early February, Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited New Delhi to meet the South…
Economy remains key issue after protesters angered by financial crisis toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022.A record number of candidates are contesting Sri Lanka’s presidential…
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessSri Lanka’s presidential election next month is turning into a battleground between the political elite and a leftist outfit once notorious for…
Governing party nominated Namal Rajapaksa to challenge incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe in the September 21 election.A son of Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will contest…
Ceremony held at memorial site in Mullivaikkal village despite reports of heavy surveillance and allegations of intimidation. Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil community is marking 15…
Today we mark the 15th anniversary of the bloody end of Sri Lanka’s three-decades-long civil war. This anniversary comes around at a critical historical juncture,…
Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka – In the sleepy, verdant village of Ambagaswewa, in the Polonnaruwa district of Sri Lanka’s North Central province, 63-year-old TMH Gamini Sunil…
Since the economic collapse and the Aragalaya protests, Sri Lankans have had to go through a number of important conversations on the direction that the…
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews has become the first cricketer to be dismissed “timed out” in an international match during his side’s ICC Cricket World Cup…
As the calendar turns, marking another year since the onset of Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis, it is imperative to reflect on the events…
Babarandage don Sarath Appuham, a 59-year-old fisherman, has worked at Negombo Lagoon since he was a teenager. Palpable differences in tide patterns and fish catches…
When social media was inundated with rumours that Sri Lanka’s holiest tree was being harmed by 5G mobile signals, Colombo’s cash-strapped government pulled out all…
Sri Lanka’s president has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved its request for a $2.9bn bailout and the country’s presidency said the…