“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 ...

The voting population is increasingly vocal about breaking free from established political figures and their entrenched ...

Over 17 million voters from the islands 21 million population are eligible to vote for the 225-member Parliament for a ...

Here is why the upcoming parliamentary election is so significant for newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The decline of democracy in Nazi Germany, of course, has been deeply studied. But have there been nations heading in that ...

This snap election, called by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, comes at a critical time for Sri Lanka, which is still ...

President Aruna Kumara Dissanayake, who was elected as President in September, is seeking a majority so that most of the policies of his Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna can get parliamentary approval ...

After all, the criticism of media, legitimate or self-interested, is way better than white-vanning journalists, bombing media ...

I have always been struck by two distinct moments in history. First, in June 1865, during the tenure of President Abraham ...

The snap parliamentary elections were called by President Dissanayake after he won polls in September on a promise to combat ...

Sri Lanka votes for new parliament as President Dissanayake pushes for majority after securing only 42.3% in presidential ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake concluded his campaigning for Thursday's parliamentary election by pledging economic ...