Women in Sri Lanka were almost able to legally buy alcohol for the first time in decades, ... many people took to Twitter to question whether he was actually serious about gender equality.

Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not even one will be on the ballot By Associated Press Sept. 21, 2024 ...

Sri Lanka's government announced Wednesday that the law would be amended, allowing women to buy alcohol and work in places that sell booze for the first time in over 60 years.

Voters in Sri Lanka are choosing representatives in more than 300 local polls, with more female candidates than ever standing for election.. A change in the law requires women to fill a quarter of ...

Most Sri Lankan women don’t get a chance to work in the tourism industry, earn money and own a career. In a country where 52% of the 22 million people are women, they account for only about 10% ...

Twelve women religious congregations in Sri Lanka have come together to address human trafficking, unsafe migration and exploitation of women and children in the island nation. "Sri Lankans ...

The National People’s Power (NPP) alliance won a landslide victory in Sri Lanka’s general election on November 14, nearly two months after NPP candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, known as AKD ...

Rural women in Sri Lanka are falling victim to microfinance institutions with high interest rates and ruthless and abusive recovery practices — and despite protests calling for government ...

Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but not a single one will be on the ballot in Saturday’s presidential election. The island nation of more than 22 million people is ...

Sri Lankan women, who live outside of Sri Lanka, campaign for the National People's Power presidential candidate Anura Dissanayaka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo ...