Category: Elections

Presidential elections got underway in Sri Lanka Thursday as officials feared overnight violence that killed at least six people could scare away voters in embattled regions. Presidential elections got underway in Sri Lanka Thursday as officials feared overnight violence that killed at least six people could scare away voters in embattled regions. Police and security […]

Voting got under way Thursday to elect Sri Lanka’s fifth executive president amid overnight violence that killed at least six people, election officials and police said. Voting got under way Thursday to elect Sri Lanka’s fifth executive president amid overnight violence that killed at least six people, election officials and police said. Some 10,486 polling […]

Stocks in Sri Lanka tumble as polling starts, despite news that Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia Berhard, will join the MSCI Sri Lanka index from December. Stocks in Sri Lanka tumble as polling starts, despite news that Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia Berhard, will join the MSCI Sri Lanka index from […]

Colombo’s commercial hub closed shop by noon on Thursday along with most other businesses across the island as the country went to polls to elect Sri Lanka’s fifth president.Colombo’s commercial hub closed shop by noon on Thursday along with most other businesses across the island as the country went to polls to elect Sri Lanka’s […]

Voting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections ended after nine hours Thursday amid sporadic violence and a virtual boycott by minority Tamils, officials said.Voting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections ended after nine hours Thursday amid sporadic violence and a virtual boycott by minority Tamils, officials said. Election officials said voter turnout was extremely low in the […]

Sri Lanka’s war-battered and tsunami-hit economy and the peace process with the Tamil Tiger rebels will be key issues when the island-nation goes to the polls Thursday to elect a new president.Sri Lanka’s war-battered and tsunami-hit economy and the peace process with the Tamil Tiger rebels will be key issues when the island-nation goes to […]

Sri Lanka is holding its fifth major election in five years Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected attempts by President Chandrika Kumaratunga to extend her term by a year.Sri Lanka is holding its fifth major election in five years Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected attempts by President Chandrika Kumaratunga to extend her term by […]

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels are not contesting Thursday’s presidential vote, but they could end up choosing the next head of state, according to political analysts. Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels are not contesting Thursday’s presidential vote, but they could end up choosing the next head of state, according to political analysts. With Sri Lanka’s […]

Elections have turned Sri Lankan politics topsy-turvy with Marxists and monks joining with a prime minister whose bid for the top job has alienated his own mentor, the outgoing president.Elections have turned Sri Lankan politics topsy-turvy with Marxists and monks joining with a prime minister whose bid for the top job has alienated his own […]

TELEWATTA, AFP – A concrete pole in a coconut grove in this southern Sri Lankan town has determined, to some extent at least, how tsunami survivors will vote in Thursday’s presidential poll.TELEWATTA, AFP – A concrete pole in a coconut grove in this southern Sri Lankan town has determined, to some extent at least, how […]

Sri Lanka’s outgoing president bids farewell to regional politics at a South Asian summit this week but retains the honour of being the longest serving head of a regional body that scored high marks for failure.Sri Lanka’s outgoing president bids farewell to regional politics at a South Asian summit this week but retains the honour […]