Category: Politics

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse took an early lead in the presidential election with the preliminary results released Friday showing him with a comfortable majority.Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse took an early lead in the presidential election with the preliminary results released Friday showing him with a comfortable majority. Elections Commissioners Dayananda Dissanayake […]

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse saw his margin narrowed as about 15 percent of the 10 million valid votes were counted after the country’s presidential election.Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse saw his margin narrowed as about 15 percent of the 10 million valid votes were counted after the country’s presidential election. Results released […]

Unidentified attackers lobbed grenades into a mosque in eastern Sri Lanka Friday, killing three men at prayer and wounding at least 25, local residents said.Unidentified attackers lobbed grenades into a mosque in eastern Sri Lanka Friday, killing three men at prayer and wounding at least 25, local residents said. The blasts ripped through the mosque […]

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse was marginally ahead of his main rival after 50 percent of votes were counted in the country’s presidential election, officials said Friday.Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse was marginally ahead of his main rival after 50 percent of votes were counted in the country’s presidential election, officials said Friday. […]

Sri Lankan Premier Mahinda Rajapakse was marginally ahead of his rival-in-chief after 50 percent of votes were counted in a presidential ballot boycotted by minority Tamils, officials said Friday.Sri Lankan Premier Mahinda Rajapakse was marginally ahead of his rival-in-chief after 50 percent of votes were counted in a presidential ballot boycotted by minority Tamils, officials […]

Punters playing Sri Lankan stocks will look for a clear direction from Thursday’s presidential poll before placing bets, when trading opens today, analysts said. Punters playing Sri Lankan stocks will look for a clear direction from Thursday’s presidential poll before placing bets, when trading opens today, analysts said. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse was marginally ahead […]

Candidate Total Votes % Mahinda Rajapaksha 4,880,950 50.33% Ranil Wickramasinghe 4,694,622 48.40% Others N/A   Source Elections Department Candidate Total Votes

Sri Lanka’s socialist Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse won the presidency with 50.33 percent of the popular vote, according to official results released Friday by the elections’ commissioner.Sri Lanka’s socialist Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse won the presidency with 50.33 percent of the popular vote, according to official results released Friday by the elections’ commissioner. Rajapaske, who […]

Socialist Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse won Sri Lanka’s tightly-fought battle for the presidency, results showed Friday as the stock market reacted with a record crash amid fresh violence.Socialist Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse won Sri Lanka’s tightly-fought battle for the presidency, results showed Friday as the stock market reacted with a record crash amid fresh violence. […]

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 […]

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 […]