Two years after an unprecedented economic crisis, many Sri Lankans want this presidential election to change the country for good
Two years since thousands of protesters swarmed the presidential palace in Sri Lanka, voters are heading to the polls, where ...
FT4d
NPP thrives on misinformation aided by lost bidders of business contracts: Analysts
Popular Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) is being accused of thriving on ...
The Sunday Times20h
This is the way they cast their votes
The Gampaha District, with more than 1.8 million voters, has the highest number of registered voters. Here too, voters came in early to exercise their civic rights, indicating their enthusiasm. Voting ...
Daily News4d
NPP has a plan to build the country step by step – AKD
The VAT that has been introduced for food, education and health will be removed, National People’s Power (NPP) Leader and Presidential ...
The New Indian Express3d
A Communist president in Sri Lanka? Or will an ex-president's son help the elites cling on?
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 56, leads the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the 2019-formed broad alliance, the National People's Power (NPP). Both the presidential hopefuls entered ...
The Daily Mirror4d
Another suspect arrested over Club Wasantha’s murder
A businessman Surendra Wasantha Perera alias Club Wasantha and another had been shot dead during the opening ceremony of the tattoo centre. The 24 year old suspect from Dharga town in Aluthgama ...
Daily News5d
Sajith and Anura call for change, but I seek people’s mandate for a revolutionary shift – President in Nuwara Eliya
Commenting on Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the President argued that their calls for change were superficial, saying that if they truly cared about the people, they ...
NDTV2d
Sri Lanka Elections: A Look At The 5 Key Candidates And What They Stand For
A pre-election opinion survey showed Mr Dissanayake was leading in voting preferences at 36%, followed by Mr Premadasa and Mr Wickremesinghe at third. The 38-year-old leader is a scion of the ...
Island4d
An Honest Politician’s Manifesto
Dr Sirimewan Dharmaratne, former Senior Analyst, HMRC, UK These are confusing times for Sri Lankan voters. The imminent election is seen as existential. Myriad of pledges are made by various ...