Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election
Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election

Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National Peoples Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The voting is taking place at over 13,314 polling stations across the country. The voting started at 7am and...

Sri Lankans to vote for change, rejecting dynastic politics
Sri Lankans to vote for change, rejecting dynastic politics

Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who wants a fresh mandate in the legislature to drive economic reforms in the debt-ridden island nation. Anura Kumara Dissanayakewas elected president of the South Asian country...