Who is Chanu Nimesha, Sri Lanka’s first transgender candidate hoping to break barriers?
Chanu Nimesha is Sri Lanka’s first openly transgender candidate who is vying for a seat in the 225-seat parliament. The ...
Sri Lanka Votes In Key Election As President Eyes Parliament Win For Economic Reforms
Sri Lankans are voting in snap parliamentary elections. President Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) party seeks a ...
Yen’s Malaise Deepens as Capital Outflows Eclipse Record Surplus
The current account measures exports and imports, as well as other cross-border flows including salaries and investment returns. Japan posted a record surplus of ¥12.2 trillion in primary income in ...
Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges to combat corruption and rewrite an unpopular International ...
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Sri Lanka president eyes parliament win in snap election
Despite previous promises to renegotiate a controversial $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout secured by ...