Page 33 - Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka poll: Early results show Rajapaksa clan heading for landslide win

The counting began in the morning after the polls were closed on Wednesday

Sri Lanka election: Counting begins, Rajapaksa clan eyes landslide win

The counting of votes in Sri Lanka election began with the powerful Rajapaksa family-run Sri Lanka People's Party saying it is confident of recording a historic victory

Lanka's election sees high voter turnout, Rajapaksa clan expected to win

Voter turnout was 70%

Sri Lanka parliamentary election 2020: People cast vote wearing masks

Sri Lankans, wearing face masks, started voting in the twice-postponed parliamentary election which is expected to be won by the powerful Rajapaksa family-run party

India's worry: Prospects of a brute majority for Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka

It remains a question of what the final tally will be - a simple or brute majority in the 225-member legislature

Hit by Covid-19, Sri Lanka's economy contracts 1.6% in first quarter

Sri Lanka's economy contracted by 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, government data showed, as lockdowns related to the Covid-19 pandemic battered a country

Sri Lankan election chief asks people to vote without fear of coronavirus

The August 5 election is likely to be Deshapriya's last election as the Chairman of the National Election Commission

Irfan Pathan among players showing interest in Lanka Premier League: Report

Sri Lankan cricket board had given its approval to the tournament during its executive committee meeting on Monday

RBI signs documents to extend $400 mn currency swap facility to Sri Lanka

The currency swap arrangement will remain available till November 2022, the Indian mission said in a press release

Uva T20 league row: Would like to know who is involved, says BCCI

The game played on June 29 took place in Sawara village, 16 km from Chandigarh, but was streamed as a 'Uva T20 League' match in Sri Lanka's Badulla city

India evacuates 156 nationals from Sri Lanka under Vande Bharat Mission

The next Air India special flight from Colombo to Delhi, Lucknow and Gaya is scheduled on June 22

Covid-19: Global tally reaches 2.8 million; US death toll surpasses 51,000

The US states of Georgia and Oklahoma have reopened with a green light from their Republican governors, who have eased their lockdown orders despite health experts' warnings

Covid-19: India to export HCQ to foreign govts, not private firms: Report

In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, US President Donald Trump had sought supply of hydroxychloroquine to the US

Coronavirus impact: Sri Lanka follows Philippines in shutting bourses

For developed nations with virus-containment measures and business continuity plans in place, market shutdowns are not necessary, he added

Successions, values and loyalties

Most organisations have identified career development paths for their star performers.

The end of Sri Lanka as we know it?

The coming election could mark the end of the country's poly-ethnic project. How it will survive as a nation remains to be seen

Hope Sri Lanka will fulfill Tamil people's aspirations: Modi to Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa's visit here assumed significance as his tenure as Sri Lanka's president from 2005 to 2016 saw expansion of China's footprints in the Indian Ocean island nation, triggering concerns in India

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa embarks on 4-day visit to India

The visit, beginning February 7, is the Rajapaksa senior's first overseas trip since his brother Gotabaya was elected President in November.

Top events of the day: Lankan PM visit, Auto Expo, Nirbhaya case, and more

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will undertake a four-day state visit to India and hold talks on a number of key areas

Coronavirus: Sri Lanka suspends visa on arrival for Chinese citizens

The officials at Colombo international airport said the entry to airport's arrival and departure terminals had been restricted to passengers only.