Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe did not scrap his re-election campaign days before the bankrupt nation voted in ...

Tamils form 12% of the country's 22 million population, but have long been electorally sidelined, as most candidates belong ...

Sri Lanka, a country with its fair share of socio-economic challenges, has found hope in grassroots movements like the ...

Statistically Muslims constitute only 9.3% of the national population. They are a close second to the Sri Lankan Tamil ...

By M M Zuhair, former MP With only a few days more for the Presidential election due on 21/9, the matters that the Muslims of ...

The 2022 economic crash drove inflation to 70%, power tariffs jumped 65% and the currency depreciated 45%. Inflation and ...

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 ...

Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe was interviewed by Daily FT’ Editor Nisthar Cassim earlier this week. The exclusive interview commenced with two questions about the forthcoming presidential ...

It was under these dire circumstances that Ranil Wickremesinghe took over the reins of power first as Prime Minister and next as President. He stepped in only after the leader of the opposition ...

Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who succeeded Rajapaksa, is seeking re-election. He faces challengers Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Sajith Premadasa ...

The political landscape in Sri Lanka is set to change as its citizens elect a new President on Saturday. Sri Lanka's 17 ...

What is the percentage of voter turnout around noon in Sri Lankan time? SBS Sinhala brings a short update with AFP journalist ...