Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his ...
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength
Sri Lanka holds a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the South Asian island nation wants to empower its new, ...
Bloomberg L.P.12h
Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ...
The Diplomat21h
The Tamil Question in a Changing Sri Lanka: The Limits of Dissanayake’s Leftist Agenda
A failure to engage with Tamil demands for justice, accountability, and autonomy will ultimately prevent Dissanayake from ...
Sri Lanka's first transgender candidate hopes to break political, social barriers
Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly transgender candidate, hoping ...
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary ...
Financial Advisor8d
Hedge Fund That Tops EM Rankings Sees More Distressed Debt Gains
Junk-rated emerging-market dollar debt has returned 13% this year — with most of the top sovereign bond performers in distressed and defaulted credits — namely Argentina, Ecuador, Lebanon and Ukraine, ...
Mohammad Salahuddin appointed Bangladesh's senior assistant coach
The BCB has appointed Mohammad Salahuddin as the assistant coach of the Bangladesh men's team. His contract will run until ...
The Sunday Times11d
Banned Dickwella to plead for mercy
In a bid to reduce his three-year ban, Niroshan Dickwella, accused of doping, is expected to provide a written submission on November 11 to the Anti-Doping Appeals Committee. Dickwella appeared before ...
FT14d
Sri Lanka’s ISB restructure: Debt trap backed by IMF and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce’’
The apparent ‘good news’ delivered by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sri Lanka’s International Sovereign Bonds ...
The Hill14d
North Korea comes to Europe: How will the next president respond?
As Election Day approaches, voters should worry whether either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump are awake to and able to handle this immediate danger and its longer ...
Biometric Companies14d
Sri Lanka president demands fast digital ID rollout
The leader of Sri Lanka has given a timeframe for when he expects the national digital ID to be implemented. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the initiative will be completed within 18 months, ...