The NPP, headed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, achieved a historic 2/3 majority in Parliament, marking the first time ...

Left-leaning coalition, the National People's Power (NPP) of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, achieved a ...

Sri Lankans are casting their ballots in a snap general election. The polls will determine whether the island nation wants to further empower its new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake or not. Watch ...

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For nearly two decades, state universities have been under siege. They were targeted by a deliberate campaign of ...

Chanu Nimesha, the member of the LGBTQ+ community, is a candidate among 8,000 hoping for a seat in parliament.

Sri Lanka’s first openly transgender parliamentary candidate aims to foster a more inclusive political culture. Chanu Nimesha ...

The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a large lead Friday in early results ...

Chanu Nimesha is Sri Lanka’s first openly transgender candidate who is vying for a seat in the 225-seat parliament. The ...

Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly transgender candidate, hoping ...

At age 49, Nimesha runs with the Socialist Party, joining 8,000 candidates in an election spurred by September’s Marxist ...

I have always been struck by two distinct moments in history. First, in June 1865, during the tenure of President Abraham ...