Breaking with a seven-decade tradition, Sri Lankan Tamils flocked to the all-island National Peoples’ Power (NPP) party in preference to ethnic Tamil parties. Concern for good governance appears to ...

If they can have that forthright vision and try to work out these issues about militarisation, the release of land, about ensuring that the state structures work in each region for the benefit of ...

There is no dispute or argument that President Trump is the most powerful world leader who can create wars or settle with his good office, strategy, of bad intentions backed by power struggle greedy ...

Millions of Sri Lankans voted Thursday to choose a new parliament in a key election that will decide if the country’s new ...

Leading member of Ilankai Tamil Arachcu Katchchi (ITAK) M.A. Sumanthiran has not been elected to Parliament from the Jaffna district. The sole seat for the ITAK in the district has been won by Mr.

It serves as an important reminder of the inherent risks that come with even minimal engagement in the great power ...

In 1994 Chandrika Kumaratunga won all but one electorate at the presidential election but the north didn’t vote in meaningful numbers. Besides it was achieved with the help of sectarian parties ...

Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has won 8 seats including 1 bonus seat, New Democratic Front (NDF) has won 5 seats including 2 bonus seats while the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has managed ...

Sri Lanka ’s first openly transgender parliamentary candidate aims to foster a more inclusive political culture. Chanu ...

In South Africa, Google and Facebook dominate the online advertising industry, and are considered an existential threat to local media. Uber has captured so much of the traditional taxi industry that ...

The National People’s Power (NPP) has won the Polonnaruwa District in the 2024 General Election, polling 159,010 votes, which accounts for over 68% of the total votes. With this overwhelming support, ...

Though it is unfamiliar in Sri Lanka, the greatest number of stable governments in other democracies have been single ruling parties without coalitions.