Shares end at 7-month high on stability hopes after polls
Sri Lankan shares closed at their highest level in seven months in a truncated session on Monday on hopes that political stability after the Aug....
Voting in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election ends
Voting in Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections on Monday ended after a high turnout and unmarred by serious incidents, officials said. Over 65 per cent of the...
Sri Lankans’ hopes for their nation
Sri Lankans are voting in parliamentary elections to elect the Indian Ocean republic's 16th parliament. The parliament has 225 members, so any party or coalition...
How Sri Lanka’s Election Could Impact Economy
Lanka Rating Agency CEO and Managing Director Adrian Perera discusses the election in Sri Lanka and how the outcome could help the nation's economy. He...
Sri Lanka votes
Sri Lanka began voting Monday in a general election in which former leader Mahinda Rajapakse is hoping to pull off a shock comeback, this time...
Former President forecasts election success despite war crimes probe
Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa faces corruption charges and an international war crimes probe. Today, he is attempting a comeback as prime minister in...
Britain Called in to Help Sri Lanka Expose ‘Corruption’
Sri Lanka's leaders have appealed to Britain, the United States and the World Bank to help to trace the overseas assets of the former ruling family...
As Sri Lanka goes to polls, calls grow for war crimes trial over Tamil Tigers assault
In the peaceful confines of a church compound in the northern tip of Sri Lanka, its thick walls offering a cool respite from the cloying...
Can Sri Lanka’s new government break free from China?
In the past seven months, Sri Lanka’s new president, Maithripala Sirisena, has tried to steer the island nation back to the path of good governance...