Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital Colombo and suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the ...

His funeral will be held today at the Kapuwatte General Cemetery at 4 p.m. His remains lie at Modern Florist and Funeral Arrangements, Kandana.

Sri Lanka elections result 2024 Highlights: Left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake became the President of Sri Lanka on Sunday following a historic run-off election. The National People’s Power ...

Jerry Kracl hasn't always been director of Kracl Funeral Chapels, he said. Once upon a time, he ran the Last Chance Bar with his father, but in 1991, after going back to school and having some ...

National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake seems set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on Sunday (September 22, 2024) with an impressive show in the ...

Leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake emerged victorious in Sri Lanka’s presidential race on Sunday (September 22, 2024), obtaining a mandate that signals a clean break from the island nation ...

LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to restructure $12.5 billion of international bonds, it said on Thursday, in a major boost to the island nation's fragile ...

Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday to elect the South Asian nation’s 10th president in the first election since the catastrophic 2022 economic crisis that saw the country default on its loans.

Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP) Sri Lanka has chosen Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a ‘Marxist’ leader, as its 10th President. This landmark decision follows a referendum against the ...

Marxist-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken his oath as Sri Lanka’s new president after he was declared the winner of Saturday’s election. Dissanayake took his oath at the ...

Supporters of Sri Lanka's president Ranil Wickremesinghe attend his final election campaign rally. Sri Lanka, which is slowly recovering from its worst-ever economic crisis, will vote to elect the ...

Speaking at the father’s funeral, Anisha Gordhan said her father aided South Africa in times of its struggle. She said her father inherited the title of minister of finance she saved the country ...