The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has requested all political parties and independent groups to submit details of the ...

We South Asians need to thank Great Power rivals USA and China. The USA has stopped the dangerously escalating Indo-Pak war.

Sri Lanka’s local civic polls, held on May 6, have thrown up several surprises, indicating a shift in ground reality.

As Sri Lanka marks the 26th anniversary of its dream-like triumph over terrorism, some of those who spearheaded the ...

The local government elections that took place last week saw a consolidation of the democratic system in the country.  The ...

Following the May 6 election, Sri Lankan parties are negotiating to form coalitions for local councils. Despite the ruling ...

With the ban on Awami League as a political party confirmed, we take a look at the history of political bans across the world, exploring a few of those.   1933 - Nazis rise, communists fall in Germany ...

The leaders of the opposition parties including former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) ...

As expected, the local government polls had a much lower turnout of about 60 percent, in contrast to the parliamentary ...

Although the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) achieved a decisive victory by winning 266 out of 339 local councils, its ...

Upon the critical need to ensure a legally mandated 25% quota for women’s representation in local government bodies, ...