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Sri Lanka, Presidential Election

The Associated Press - Busines… · 7h

Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country

For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope

Scarred by a decades-long civil war and struggling to survive in Sri Lanka's crippled economy, ethnic minority Tamils in the island nation say they have little hope that Saturday's presidential election will improve their lot by much.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Factbox-What Are the Five Key Issues in Sri Lanka's Presidential Election?

Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation slowly emerging from worst financial crisis in decades. A critical shortfall in foreign exchange in 2022 pushed Sri Lanka's economy into the worst financial freefall in decades.

New Zealand trails Sri Lanka by 300 runs

Associated Press · 7h

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 when the Kiwis took a 35-run lead after the first innings of the first test.

ESPN on MSN · 3h

Why does the first Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Test have a rest day, again?

It's because of the presidential elections, which means a travel day for Sri Lanka players and officials to go and vote

devdiscourse · 48m

Sri Lanka Takes Command in Tense First Test Against New Zealand

Sri Lanka ended day three of the first test against New Zealand at 237-4, holding a lead of 202 runs. Key contributions came from former captains Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal. Despite struggling against pace,

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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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Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same role

Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition party, is a frontrunner in Saturday's presidential election and a ...

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Sri Lanka’s first post-default vote tests support for political elite

Leftist frontrunner promises crackdown on ‘corrupt’ politicians and calls for revisiting deals with IMF and bondholders ...

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Sri Lanka’s Market Losses Set to Worsen on Polls, Analysts Say

Sri Lankan assets look set for more losses amid risks to the International Monetary Fund’s loan program after key candidates ...

Foreign Policy19h

As Sri Lanka Heads to the Polls, Economy Takes Center Stage

On Sept. 21, 17 million Sri Lankans will cast their vote to select the country’s next president. This is the first popular ...

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Inoka Ranaweera included in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad

Left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera, 38, has been named in Sri Lanka's women's T20 World Cup 2024 squad, with 21-year-old seamer ...

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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.

ESPNcricinfo on MSN1d

Latham, Williamson fifties extend New Zealand's advantage

New Zealand 255 for 4 (Latham 70, Williamson 55, Dhananjaya 2-31) trail Sri Lanka 305 (Kamindu 114, Kusal 50, O'Rourke 5-55) ...

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