Caught between domestic desperation and the manacles of foreign debt, Sri Lanka’s Marxist leader and newly elected president ...

Young Anura Dissanayake grew up amid lush paddy fields, ancient irrigation tanks and vegetable plots. Though a typical, happy ...

The new President has held detailed discussions with the Central Bank governor and his team, opting not to reshuffle them.

A fortnight later, when the votes were counted, Anura won a clear mandate, beating key challengers like Sajith Premadasa of ...

Mohan Mendis The 2019 and 2024 Sri Lankan presidential elections saw significant shifts in political leadership and voter ...

Rajan Philips It is no exaggeration to say that no previous Sri Lankan political leader has achieved what Anura Kumara Dissanayake accomplished this week. His leap from 418,553 (3.16%) in 2019 to ...

(This is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George. The Political Line newsletter is ...

Voters who earlier backed other candidates and the usual smaller number from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) contributed ...

As Bengaluru speeds ahead with the rise of quick-commerce, places like these bakeries and the iconic ‘hot chips’ shops are ...

Minister Vijitha Herath has been appointed as the President’s representative to the Constitutional Council. The Speaker of ...

The Freedom Party has made itself the country’s most popular party, with calls to bar asylum seekers. It is poised to come ...

Experts at the Democracy Forum in Athens this week will explore the global challenges to democracy and attempt to weigh how ...