Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become ...

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

Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis ...

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 ...

Millions of Sri Lankans cast their votes on Saturday to select a new president who will face the task of cementing the South ...

Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the ...

Roughly 17 million Sri Lankans are heading to the polls in the first election since one of the country’s worst financial ...

Wickremensignhe’s main challengers — opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and parliamentarian Anura Dissanayake, a surprise top ...

Sri Lankans who usually vote along religious and ethnic lines will be keeping the state of the economy in mind when they vote ...

Mr Dissanayake won about 53 per cent of a million votes counted so far in the election. Read more at straitstimes.com.