Wickremensignhe’s main challengers — opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and parliamentarian Anura Dissanayake, a surprise top ...

Exuberant young men splashing around in a pool with one theatrically soaping himself as a crowd cheered. Sri Lankans dancing ...

The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential ...

Two years after Sri Lanka’s economic collapse led to the ousting of the Rajapaksa family, Mahinda Rajapaksa speaks out ahead of the presidential election. He defends his son Namal’s candidacy while ...

Sri Lankans will elect a new president in the first election since mass protests sparked by the country's worst-ever economic ...

Economic crisis and the IMF austerity program are the major issues while terrorism and polarisation have taken a back seat ...

Economic issues top the agenda as the island country of 22 million goes to the polls to elect its 10th president.

Voters in Sri Lanka have to rank up to 3 candidates in order of preference. Candidate with 50% votes is declared winner; if ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist policies to help the poor and ...

Sri Lanka’s ninth Presidential election, which is slated for September 21, is being held under strange circumstances for more ...

Two years since thousands of protesters swarmed the presidential palace in Sri Lanka, voters are heading to the polls, where ...

Sri Lanka is set to hold its presidential election on Saturday, a pivotal vote that will determine the future of the South ...