Violence in a Sri Lankan prison has resulted in the deaths of at least 19 individuals, including four guards, and has injured over 100, marking the most severe prison riot in over five years, according to officials on Monday. According to authorities, the injured were swiftly transported to the Negombo hospital, situated north of the…
Sri Lanka has welcomed its new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist leader who assumed office on Monday. Dissanayake has pledged to change a nation historically dominated by influential political families as it begins to recover from its most severe economic crisis in over seventy years. In a significant electoral move, millions of Sri Lankans…
In a historic turn, Sri Lanka’s presidential election has entered a second round of counting, as no candidate secured over 50% of the votes in the initial tally. The election commission is set to tally voters’ second and third presidential choices. During the election process, individuals were instructed to rank up to three candidates according…
Sri Lankans are heading to the polls to elect a new president. This is the first election following widespread protests that led to the ousting of the previous leader amid the nation’s most severe economic crisis in history in 2022. Saturday’s vote is pivotal for economic reforms to steer the country towards recovery. However, numerous…
