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Cyclone Fengal kills 19 in India and Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI - Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused flooding in Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry...
Dec 2, 20241 min read


Facts-Cricket-South Africa vs Sri Lanka test series
Following are facts and figures ahead of the two-match test series between South Africa and Sri Lanka, which begins on Wednesday:...
Nov 26, 20241 min read


Facts-How Sri Lanka elects its new parliament
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a...
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election
COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining...
Nov 17, 20244 min read


Factbox-Why did Sri Lanka's president call a snap general election?
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on Nov. 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the...
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Sri Lanka's new president Dissanayake promises change
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation...
Sep 24, 20243 min read


Factbox-What are the key challenges for Sri Lanka President Dissanayake?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Sri Lanka's president-elect breaks a tradition of political lineage
COLOMBO - Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist anti-poverty policies and pledge...
Sep 23, 20242 min read


Sri Lanka votes for new president with economic future at stake
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country's fragile...
Sep 22, 20243 min read


For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka - Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils...
Sep 21, 20242 min read


Factbox-What are the five key issues in Sri Lanka's presidential election?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation...
Sep 20, 20243 min read


Sri Lanka presidential contenders wrap up campaigning ahead of Saturday vote
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's presidential candidates wrapped up their campaigning on Wednesday, 48 hours before the election, pledging to fix...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
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