Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of thousands of plantation workers, but the long-marginalized group has heard promises like these before.
After Years of Turmoil, Sri Lanka Is Making a Return — Here's How to Visit
The past few years have not been easy on Sri Lanka, but the Southeast Asian island — and its people — are on the upswing.
Voting under way in first Sri Lanka election since economic collapse
Sri Lanka began voting in its first presidential election Saturday since the country's economic collapse, with the unpopular IMF austerity plan at the forefront of voters' minds. President Ranil Wickremesinghe faces stiff competition as his belt-tightening measures,
Sri Lankan voters to chose from 38 candidates in consequential presidential election
Thirty-eight candidates are running for president of the Asian nation of Sri Lanka, which is still recovering from a 2022 economic collapse. Its incumbent president faces a tight race.
Sri Lankans Vote in a Presidential Election That Will Decide How It Recovers From Economic Crisis
Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval
Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil
Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval
Sri Lanka’s first post-default vote tests support for political elite
Leftist frontrunner promises crackdown on ‘corrupt’ politicians and calls for revisiting deals with IMF and bondholders
Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after years of turmoil
Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval. Saturday's election, contested by 38 candidates, was largel
Polls Close In Sri Lanka's Presidential Election: AFP
Polls closed in Sri Lanka's presidential election on Saturday, AFP journalists saw, ending the island nation's first vote since an unprecedented economic crisis two years ago.
Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback
Exuberant young men splashing around in a pool with one theatrically soaping himself as a crowd cheered. Sri Lankans dancing ...
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“A Moonment to Remember” Mid-Autumn Poetry Gathering” Held in Sri Lanka
Mid-Autumn Poetry Gathering”, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lan ...
Weatherford High School’s homecoming dance evacuated after fight, report of gun
Police evacuated the Weatherford High School homecoming dance after a report of a gun on campus. No evidence of a weapon was ...
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Convert Euro To Sri Lankan Rupee
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Sri Lankan Fare Takes Center Stage Uptown
While Sri Lankan food has made a mark in Staten Island, it’s moving beyond the borough to Manhattan’s Upper East Side with Lungi. Co-owner Albin Vincent is flipping Imli, his neighborhood spot ...
Popular Sri Lankan restaurant opening new takeaway shop
A Bristol-based Sri Lankan restaurant is opening a brand new takeaway shop in Stokes Croft. Kottu Hut, which boasts a dine-in ...
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Just over two years since Sri Lanka's 'Aragalaya' uprising that deposed the nation's president, the movement that sparked the mass struggle is rallying behind Anura Kumara Dissanayake to lead the ...
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Convert Malaysian Ringgit To Sri Lankan Rupee
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Ancient horn dance returns to village
An 800-year-old ritual dance involving reindeer antlers is being performed in a Staffordshire village. The Abbots Bromley ...