Namal Rajapaksa – Charm

Sri Lanka election 2024: (L-R) Sri Lanka's president Ranil Wickremesinghe; Sajith Premadasa, leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party; Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power,

Will next Sri Lanka President be India-friendly or pro-China? Top 5 contenders in fray

Cs news5 months ago010 mins

Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday to elect their 10th president. The final results of the elections are expected Sunday. This is the first election since the South Asian country plunged into an economic crisis in 2022. Back then, the former Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled the nation after an economic crisis led to…

Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president

Cs news5 months ago01 mins

The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election next week. Namal Rajapaksa’s bid for presidency is seen by many as an attempt by the powerful but equally controversial political dynasty to regain power over Sri Lanka. (Jay Palipane and Piyush Nagpal) Source…