The UNP yesterday (23) announced that its leader Ranil Wickremesinghe wouldn’t contest the forthcoming parliamentary election. The announcement was made in the wake of SJB leader Sajith Premadasa’s ...

Newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in consultation with the Parliament should take tangible measures forthwith ...

Sri Lanka's ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not contest the upcoming general elections, a senior party official said ...

Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene announced today that President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not be contesting in the upcoming General Election or seeking a seat in Parliament via the national list. The ...

United National Party (UNP) seniors backing former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will not contest Sri Lanka's next ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday sworn in an opposition lawmaker as ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) said it will discuss the timing of the next review of ...

Sri Lankan politician Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday, a day after Anura ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic ...

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has resigned, he said on Monday, a day after Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara ...

A government notification said that parliament was dissolved effective from midnight, with elections set for November 14.