Supporters of Sri Lanka’s main opposition shout slogans during a protest rally against high taxes and increases in electricity and fuel charges, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 30, 2024. Like a number of ...

Sri Lanka seems to be a nation in constant crisis. From the Easter attacks, the pandemic, the economic collapse, and waves of ...

In 2023, Sri Lanka faced significant economic and political challenges including a contraction in GDP and a rise in taxes, yet improvements were noted later in the year including reduced inflation, ...

In 2022 Sri Lanka faced its deepest ever economic and political crisis. The country’s descent into chaos accelerated from March, sweeping away high-level bureaucrats and political leaders held ...

In a candid conversation with Newsweek in the stately bilateral meeting room at the President’s Secretariat in Colombo, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake laid out the realities his nation faces in ...

In a transformative moment for Sri Lankan politics, Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured victory in the 2024 presidential election, marking a critical break from the political oligarchies that have long ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A day after Sri Lanka’s president fled, Mohamed Ishad waited outside an immigration office near the capital, clutching a file of documents that he hopes will get his passport ...

Last Thursday, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) in Sri Lanka held a well-attended meeting in Kandy entitled “How to fight against the IMF austerity program.” The event ...

The International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE-Sri Lanka) strongly condemns the cancellation by the vice chancellor of Peradeniya University of a lecture titled “How to Fight Against ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sherry Fonseka joined millions in 2019 in electing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a military strategist whose brutal campaign helped end Sri Lanka's 30-year civil war 10 years ...

Sri Lankan security forces and other authorities should respect the rights of protesters following the declaration of a state of emergency on July 13, 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. Prime ...