Although Dissanayake's Janatha Vimukthi Peremuna (JVP) party has just three seats in parliament, the 55-year-old candidate ...

Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition party, is a frontrunner in Saturday's presidential election and a ...

Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils in the ...

Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country ...

Sri Lanka’s record of four wins in four tests against New Zealand in Galle was in mild jeopardy when the Kiwis took a 35-run ...

Leftist frontrunner promises crackdown on ‘corrupt’ politicians and calls for revisiting deals with IMF and bondholders ...

By Libby George, Karin Strohecker and Uditha Jayasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to ...

On Sept. 21, 17 million Sri Lankans will cast their vote to select the country’s next president. This is the first popular ...

Sri Lankans who usually vote along religious and ethnic lines will be keeping another factor in mind when they vote Saturday ...

Sri Lanka's election this coming Saturday has raised doubts over when its long-awaited debt deal with bondholders will be ...

A police officer stands guard as supporters attend an election campaign rally for Sajith Premadasa, leader of the Samagi Jana ...

Prolific middle-order batter Kamindu Mendis struck a fine hundred to rescue Sri Lanka from a precarious position as the hosts ...