Kamindu, spinners lead Sri Lanka to Test series win over New Zealand | Cricket
Six wickets from Nishan Peiris lead Sri Lanka to a win by an innings and 154 runs in the second Test at Galle.Sri Lanka have…
Records tumble for Sri Lanka’s Kamindu in second Test against New Zealand | Cricket News
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…
‘Only the beginning’: Sri Lankans hope for deep changes under new president | Elections News
Colombo, Sri Lanka – For Dilshan Jayasanka, the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka’s first Marxist-leaning president is the beginning of a “radical…
Marxist-leaning Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s election: What’s next? | Elections News
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…
Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka’s next president | Elections News
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…
Marxist-leaning Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka president | Elections
NewsFeedVideo shows the moment Sri Lanka’s new president, Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake, was sworn in after a landslide election win fuelled by public anger over…
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 63 runs in first Test at Galle | Cricket
Jayasuriya took both wickets as Sri Lanka wrapped up New Zealand’s innings within four overs on the last day of the Test match at Galle.Left-arm…
Marxist Dissanayake declared winner in Sri Lankan presidential election
1 of 3 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake (center) appears Sunday before the media in Colombo, Sri Lanka, after the announcement of his victory in Sri…
Sri Lanka elects Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy | Elections News
Nation puts faith in Anura Kumara Dissanayake to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economy after the worst financial crisis in decades.Anura Kumara Dissanayake has…
Sri Lanka election results: Second count to decide presidential winner | Elections News
Marxist-leaning politician Dissanayake leads as second round of counting under way to decide the presidential winner.Sri Lanka’s presidential election has gone into the second round…
Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The election on Saturday is the first to be…
Sri Lanka Leftist Candidate Takes Early Lead in Election Count
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessA Sri Lankan leftist politician who’s pledged to fight corruption in the crisis-hit economy took a convincing early lead as votes were…
Voting under way in first Sri Lanka election since economic collapse | Elections News
While the economy has stabilised many people are suffering as a result of austerity measures backed by the IMF.Sri Lankans have begun voting in their…
Sri Lanka votes in first election since protests ousted leader
Getty ImagesSri Lanka's former president fled the country in 2022 after months-long protestsSri Lankans are voting for a new president in the first election since…
Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMNPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:Published Sep 20, 2024 • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or…
As Sri Lanka votes, a $2.9bn IMF loan looms large | Elections
Ahead of Sri Lanka’s presidential election, no issue is more central than the economy. With the South Asian country still struggling from its worst financial…
Sri Lanka’s tea estate workers courted by presidential candidates | Elections News
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…
The Candidates Vying to Lead Sri Lanka’s $84 Billion Economy Out of Crisis
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…
Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
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…
Could Marxist Anura Dissanayake become Sri Lanka’s next president? | Politics
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…