Marxist leader Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of......

Modi Knows How To Deal With Dissanayake

For India to view the new Sri Lankan leadership only through the prism of the past or through their narrow view on China is fraught with possibilities that should be avoided, asserts N Sathiya......

Sirisena unveils cabinet, announces Lankan parliamentary polls in 100 days

Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday unveiled his cabinet that included members from a cross-section of parties and announced fresh parliamentary polls in 100 days, two years......

How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

ICC ban a betrayal of the nation: Sri Lanka sports minister

IMAGE: The chaos in Lankan cricket descended after the Island nation’s early exit from the ODI World Cup. Photograph: ICC World Cup/Reuters Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe on Sunday......

Face-off: Jayasuriya vs Ranatunga

His cricket career on the wane, former captain Sanath Jayasuriya has taken the political plunge and will have a face off against ex-teammate Arjuna Ranatunga during election campaigns for their......

Former Lanka opener Dilshan takes up politics

Joins Rajapaksa's newly-formed Sri Lanka People's Party Former Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan on Wednesday joined the party of Mahinda Rajapaksa, on a day when the premier's......

Buzz: Sri Lanka to criminalise fixing-related offences

IMAGE: In February this year, Sri Lanka batting great Sanath Jayasuriya was banned from all cricket for two years after breaching two counts of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption......