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 ...

Ms Nimesha was one of thousands who marched in Colombo in 2022 to occupy then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office and ...

Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who ...

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

Dissanayake, an outsider of the family parties that have dominated Sri Lankan politics for decades, swept to power promising ...

Text and pictures by PRIYAN DE SILVA   The Institute for Development of Community Strength (INDECOS) which is based in Matara ...

I had taken the last photo of him before he died ... The next president in Sri Lanka was Mahinda Rajapaksa (2005-2015). I remember one time when he gave a speech and I was close to him taking his ...

Two thoughtful sisters bring their parents to tears by including their late son in a poignant family portrait.

After passing through rows of jungle one arrives at Sanjeewanie Dewanarayana handicraft workshop nestled among lush tropical ...

The Chinese family’s fortunes mirror Sri Lanka’s ties with China. Sri Lanka leaned towards China during the heyday of ...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa had been elected with a thumping majority ... JVP-NPP activists would systematically visit every home and ...

We had one mango, we cut it open and it was rotten,” a Colombo tuk-tuk driver remarked of Sri Lanka’s traditionally dominant ...