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 Saturdayโs presidential election, not even one will be on the ballot.
Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis
Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the countryโs recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.
Sri Lankans' fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president
The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election next week.
What's at stake in Sri Lanka's first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?
Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election Sept. 21 in a crucial vote that will decide the future course of the South Asian nation still struggling to recover from its economic collapse in 2022, which provoked mass protests and forced the former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and later resign.
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake a strong contender for president with his alliance's focus on working class
A political alliance centered on the working class has emerged as a strong contender in Sri Lankaโs presidential race.
Bangladesh protests are not the first time student uprisings have helped bring about radical change
In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to flee the country and resign.
Heir apparent to Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September's presidential election
The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September.
Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022
Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesingheโs efforts to resolve the countryโs worst economic crisis.
Sri Lanka reaches deal on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors including China and France
Sri Lankaโs President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation.
Here are the key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing
China is hosting its third international forum centered around President Xi Jinpingโs signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, which over the past 10 years has built infrastructure across continents, burdening some smaller countries with debt.
UNGA Briefing: Permanent observers, more Security Council and what else is going on at the UN
Itโs Day 3 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York.
Sri Lanka's president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings
Sri Lankaโs president says he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian countryโs intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people.
With one eye on China, Japan backs Sri Lanka as a partner in the Indo-Pacific
Japanโs Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says that Sri Lanka's strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key partner in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Sri Lankan president's visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties
Sri Lanka and India have signed a slew of energy, development and trade agreements, signaling the growing economic ties between the two neighboring countries.
IMF to assess Sri Lankan governance as part of $3B bailout
The International Monetary Fund says it is assessing Sri Lanka's governance in the first case of an Asian country facing scrutiny for corruption as part of a bailout program.
Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt
Police in Sri Lanka have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters angry over a decision to postpone local elections after the government said it cannot finance them because of the countryโs crippling economic crisis.
Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China
Sri Lankaโs government has started debt restructuring discussions with China, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue of the island nation from a severe economic crisis.
With no immunity, Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa faces legal troubles
Sri Lankaโs ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists now that he has been stripped of constitutional immunity following his return home.
Sri Lanka's ousted president returns home after fleeing
Sri Lankaโs former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has returned to the country after he fled in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the countryโs economic crisis.
Sri Lanka's president says IMF talks nearing successful end
Sri Lankaโs president says his bankrupt countryโs talks with the International Monetary Fund for a rescue package have successfully reached final stages as he presented an amended budget that seeks to tame inflation and hike taxes.
Chinese navy ship docks in Sri Lanka, stokes worry in India
A Chinese navy vessel has arrived at a Beijing-built port in southern Sri Lanka after its port call was earlier delayed due to apparent security concerns raised by India.
Sri Lankans rally against crackdown on protesters
Hundreds of Sri Lankans have rallied against a government crackdown and the use of emergency laws against peaceful protesters demanding answers to the countryโs worst economic crisis.
Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation
Sri Lankaโs new president says his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut public debt and turn the country into a competitive export economy as it seeks a way out of its worst economic disaster.
Sri Lanka leader says IMF agreement pushed back after unrest
Sri Lankaโs president says an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis has been pushed back to September because of unrest over the past weeks.
Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president's arrest in Singapore
A rights group says it has filed a criminal complaint with Singaporeโs Attorney General, seeking to arrest ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in war crimes alleged to have been committed during Sri Lanka's civil war.
Rights groups urge Sri Lanka not to use force on protesters
International human rights groups have urged Sri Lankaโs new president to immediately order security forces to cease use of force against protesters after troops and police cleared their main camp following months of demonstrations over the countryโs economic meltdown.
New Sri Lankan president sworn in, police clear protest site
Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lankaโs new president to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he was chosen amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
Sri Lanka lawmakers to pick new president among PM, 2 rivals
Sri Lankaโs prime minister and acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe faces two rivals in a parliamentary vote on who will succeed the ousted leader who fled the country last week.
Sri Lanka acting president declares emergency amid protests
Sri Lankaโs acting president has declared a state of emergency that gives him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation two days before lawmakers choose a new president.
Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace ex-president
Sri Lankan lawmakers have met to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the countryโs economic collapse.
The AP Interview: Sri Lanka candidate sees tough work ahead
Sri Lankaโs opposition leader, who will seek the presidency next week, is vowing to โlisten to the peopleโ who are struggling through the island nationโs worst economic crisis.
Sri Lanka's prime minister sworn in as interim president
Sri Lanka's prime minister has been sworn in as interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the countryโs economic collapse.
EXPLAINER: What's happened and what's next in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankaโs president, who had announced he would resign Wednesday, has fled the country after months of turmoil culminated in protesters converging on the presidential palace.
Taking selfies, Sri Lankans converge on presidential palace
The takeover of Sri Lanka's presidential residence and other official buildings was a dramatic turning point in monthslong protests that have shaken the country, and the ultimate push that forced the president to say he will resign.
Sri Lanka's political chaos persists as crisis talks go on
A political vacuum continues in Sri Lanka with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters angry over the countryโs deep economic woes.
President and PM: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis
As Sri Lankaโs crisis peaked this weekend, two men in the center of the turmoil brought about by the countryโs economic collapse promised they would heed the call of tens of thousands of protesters and resign.
Sri Lanka opposition meets to name new gov't amid turmoil
Sri Lankaโs opposition political parties have met to install a new government a day after the president and prime minister offered to resign in the most dramatic day of monthslong political turmoil.
Sri Lanka president, PM to resign after tumultuous protests
Sri Lankaโs president and prime minister have both agreed to resign after the countryโs most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officialsโ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nationโs severe economic crisis.
Sri Lanka imposes curfew as cops fire tear gas at protesters
Police have imposed a curfew in Sri Lankaโs capital a day before a planned protest demanding the resignations of the country's president and prime minister over the economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential goods.
Sri Lankan president calls Russian leader seeking fuel
Sri Lankaโs President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he had a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to request credit support to import fuel for the island nation that's facing its worst economic crisis in memory.
Sri Lanka sends 2 ministers to Russia for oil amid crisis
Sri Lanka is sending two ministers to Russia to negotiate for fuel โ one of the necessities nearly exhausted amid the Indian Ocean island nationโs economic collapse.
Senior US officials visit Sri Lanka to help resolve crisis
Senior U.S. officials have arrived in Sri Lanka to find ways to help the island nation in the throes of an unprecedented economic crisis and severe shortages of essential supplies.
Sri Lankan students demand government resign over crisis
Thousands of students from state universities have marched in Sri Lankaโs capital to demand the president and prime minister resign over an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential supplies and disrupted peopleโs livelihoods and education.
Sri Lankan PM requests patience as UN calls for relief funds
Sri Lankaโs prime minister said Tuesday that the United Nations has arranged a worldwide public appeal to help the island nationโs food, agriculture and heath sectors face serious shortages amid its worst economic crises in recent memory.
Sri Lanka holds its breath as new PM fights to save economy
It has been nearly three weeks since Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as prime minister of Sri Lanka with a daunting mandate to pull the crisis-weary country from the brink of an economic abyss that threatens to tear it apart.
Sri Lanka PM invites protesting youth to join governance
Sri Lankaโs prime minister says protesting youth groups will be invited to be part of governance under political reforms he is proposing to solve the countryโs political crisis triggered by an economic collapse.
Sri Lanka police tear gas protesters opposed to president
Police have used tear gas and a water canon to disperse demonstrators trying to approach Sri Lankaโs presidentโs office to demand his resignation over the countryโs economic crisis.
Censure vote vs. Sri Lankan leader fails as crisis simmers
Sri Lankaโs governing party has defeated a move in Parliament to urgently debate a motion that would censure President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the nationโs worst economic crisis.
Rajapaksa swears in 4 Cabinet members amid Sri Lanka crisis
Sri Lanka's president swore in four new Cabinet ministers Saturday in an effort to ensure stability until a full Cabinet is formed in the island nation engulfed in a political and economic crisis.
Wickremesinghe chosen Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell crisis
Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been reappointed in an effort to bring stability to the island nation engulfed in a political and economic crisis.