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Sri Lanka votes for new parliament

The Straits Times · 30m

Sri Lanka president’s party headed for landslide in snap elections: Early results

Mr Dissanayake took power in September’s presidential elections on a promise to combat graft. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hosted on MSN · 19h

Sri Lanka votes for new parliament as economic recovery hangs in balance

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka began voting in a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his pro-poor policies as it recovers from a financial meltdown.

Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength

Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new leftist president greater legislative power to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown.

Sri Lanka, Transgender

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Sri Lanka's First Transgender Candidate Hopes to Break Political, Social Barriers

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly transgender candidate, hoping to forge a more inclusive and tolerant political culture on the South Asian island.

Who is Sri Lanka’s first transgender parliamentary candidate?

Sri Lanka’s first openly transgender parliamentary candidate aims to foster a more inclusive political culture. Chanu Nimesha, 49, a member of the Socialist Party of Sri Lanka, is contesting from the Kegalle constituency and is focusing her campaign on social justice issues.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Sri Lanka's first transgender candidate hopes to break barriers

Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday (November 14) as the first transgender candidate, hoping to forge a more inclusive and tolerant political culture in the South Asian island nation.

Santa Rosa Press Democrat2h

Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, ...

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Sri Lanka counts votes for new parliament with economic reforms at stake

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap general election to decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new ...

Press Trust of India on MSN7h

Sri Lanka parliamentary poll concludes, first result expected after midnight

Voting for the snap parliamentary election drew to a close at 4 pm local time on Thursday in a largely peaceful manner across ...

How Sri Lanka elects its new parliament

COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura ...

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger at 292.20/30 to dollar, bonds down

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed stronger at 292.20/30 to the US dollar on Wednesday from 292.45/55 to the US dollar on Tuesday ...

Sri Lanka Cricket opens ticket counter for 1st ODI at RDICS

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that tickets for the 1st ODI of the New Zealand tour are now available for purchase at ...

Daily Excelsior2d

Sri Lanka lobbies US for lifting of adverse travel advisory

Sri Lanka has asked the US embassy here to lift its adverse travel advisory warning its citizens to stay away from traveling ...

Sri Lanka has the edge over Kiwis despite Wanindu’s absence

The ODI series opener between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will be worked off today ) at Rangiri Dambulla International cricket ...

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