SEP (Sri Lanka) holds powerful meeting to conclude its presidential election campaign
The Colombo meeting was addressed by SEP (US) presidential candidate Joe Kishore, who spoke via an online link, and followed ...
Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country ...
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In Sri Lanka, election day is time for firecrackers — to ward off elephants
Over the past two years, Daham Piyasena has lived through momentous times: the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka’s history, ...
Sri Lankans Want Change. They Deserve Continuity
Whoever wins this week’s election must maintain a degree of policy stability if growth and prosperity are to return.
With eyes on economy, Sri Lankans to vote for president in tight election
Sri Lankans will vote for a new president in a tightly contested election on Saturday, with the outcome expected to determine ...
Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line, sometimes for days, to get cooking gas, fuel and other ...
Sri Lanka clinches $12.5 billion bond rework deal in pre-election dash
Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to restructure $12.5 billion of international bonds, it said on Thursday, in a major boost to the island nation's fragile recovery just two days before ...
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Factbox-What are the five key issues in Sri Lanka’s presidential election?
Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation ...
Sri Lanka's presidential election to test economic green shoots
Sri Lanka's election this coming Saturday has raised doubts over when its long-awaited debt deal with bondholders will be ...
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What’s at stake in Sri Lanka’s first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?
Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa waves to his supporters during an election campaign rally in Negombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) Girls ...
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Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Could Bring an Outsider to Power
National People’s Power leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in the red shirt, attends a protest rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 26, 2023 (AP photo by Eranga Jayawardena). The JVP is notorious for ...