COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line, sometimes for days, to get cooking gas, fuel and other essentials. It was a test of patience for ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. As the country prepares for its first election since ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, ... a presidential candidate from People’s Struggle Alliance during an election campaign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.

The parliamentary election in Sri Lanka on 14 November, called by new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to bolster legislative support for his policies, could set the tone for addressing the ...

For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope. By Navesh Chitrakar. September 20, 2024 5:22 PM UTC Updated September 21, 2024 ... JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Sept 20 ...

Sri Lanka’s Post-Crisis Election. Sri Lanka holds a presidential election on Saturday, with results expected by Sunday night. The vote will be the first since a catastrophic economic crisis in ...

Sri Lankan president and the leader of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives for a public rally ahead of Thursday's parliamentary election in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 11 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved Parliament late Tuesday and called for a parliamentary election in less than two months in an effort to ...

Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the island nation struggling ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow ...

Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis.

Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom A bird flies past gantry cranes working at the Colombo port, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.