After parliamentary elections, Sri Lanka’s new president now has a commanding majority to pass his reform agenda.

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, ...

In a landmark general election, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition gained a significant majority, indicating a shift in the country's political landscape. With a ...

Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly transgender candidate, hoping ...

Sri Lanka’s economic upheaval led to a political crisis that forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign in 2022. Parliament then elected Wickremesinghe to replace him. The economy was ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to ...

COLOMBO - Ms Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election on Nov 7 as the first openly transgender candidate, hoping to forge a more inclusive and tolerant political culture on ...