In a stunning political shift, Sri Lanka's leftist ruling coalition, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has secured a ...

COLOMBO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election ... and ends at 4 p.m. (1030 GMT), with counting ...

Sri Lanka votes in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority ...

In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary ... 50% of the vote has fueled concerns over his party’s ...

Sri Lanka’s new president has called for a snap general election today. Anura Dissanayake, 55, who took power in September on ...

Sri Lankans have voted in a parliamentary election that's key ... placed too much burden on the people. However, he has since changed his stance and says Sri Lanka will go along with the agreement.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP ... according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for ...

Voter turnout was about 65% at close of polling, the election ... turning point for Sri Lanka. We expect a mandate to form a strong parliament, and we are confident the people will give us this ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his ...

The working class will rapidly come into conflict with the JVP/NPP government, which while posturing as anti-establishment, ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ... 17 million people eligible to vote. Details on the voter turnout were not immediately available. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election on Sept.