Polling has begun in Sri Lanka's presidential election, marking the first major electoral event since the 2022 economic ...

Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, is running for re-election as an Independent candidate who has campaigned with ...

This is the first election since Sri Lanka's economy buckled in 2022 under a severe foreign exchange shortage, leaving the ...

Fellow opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, 57, the son of a former president assassinated in 1993 during the country's ...

The economic collapse led to severe shortages of essentials like food, medicine, cooking gas and fuel, causing long lines and ...

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

Out of all the presidential candidates in the fray today, Sajith Premadasa has been most critical of Beijing’s growing ...

While the economy has stabilised many people are suffering as a result of austerity measures backed by the IMF. Sri Lankans ...

The voting in Sri Lanka presidential elections 2024 will take place between 7 am to 5 pm on Saturday, September 21, at over ...

"We must continue with reforms to end bankruptcy," Wickremesinghe said at his final rally this week. Sajith Premadasa, leader of the opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), promises to ease the ...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka was voting for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International ...

Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, is seeking re-election for a five-year term as an Independent candidate ...