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Sri Lanka votes for its next President

The New York Times · 1h

A Tight Race in Sri Lanka Two Years After Its President Fled

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, after the overthrow of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, plucked him out of irrelevance and demonstrated his formidable bargaining powers.

Reuters on MSN · 54m

Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to elect a president who will face the task of bolstering the South Asian country's fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.

Associated Press · 1h

Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates

Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not even one will be on the ballot.

New Zealand 136-2 in reply to Sri Lanka

Associated Press · 14h

Sri Lanka seizes control of Galle test against New Zealand with sensible batting

Former captains Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal have combined for 147 to earn Sri Lanka a 202-run lead against New Zealand after three days of the first test in Galle.

Latham, Williamson help New Zealand respond strongly to Sri Lanka

Tom Latham and Kane Williamson led New Zealand's fightback with sparkling half-centuries as the Black Caps reached 255-4 on the rain-hit second day of their opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle to trail by 50 runs on Thursday.

Latham, Williamson Half-tons Take Kiwis To 255-4 In Sri Lanka

Half-centuries from Tom Latham and Kane Williamson put New Zealand at 255-4 and in hot pursuit of Sri Lanka on day two of the first Test on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leaning Dissanayake Promises Change as His Popularity Soars

Although Dissanayake's Janatha Vimukthi Peremuna (JVP) party has just three seats in parliament, the 55-year-old candidate ...

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Sri Lanka Creditors Win Option to Ditch New York Law in Bonds

A legal change in the bonds that will emerge from a debt restructuring in the South Asian island of Sri Lanka could set a ...

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New Zealand takes slender first-innings lead against Sri Lanka in 1st test

Sri Lanka's record of four wins in four tests against New Zealand in Galle was in mild jeopardy Friday when the Kiwis took a ...

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Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka againts New Zeland test match pre match press conference

Craig Howard National Spin Bowling Coach Team Sri Lanka post match press conference.

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