“We demand that Malaiyaha Tamil people be accepted as free and equal Sri Lankan citizens,” said Shalini Manori, a 54-year-old ...

We need to bring an end to this misery,” said Ranuka Priyanthi, 58-year-old who voted ... the strength of Sri Lanka’s democratic institutions and the commitment of its citizens to shaping ...

The new president is an ordinary citizen ... old order and the energised new. Dr Jayadeva Uyangoda is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka.

Mr. Dissanayake, 55, is promising change by “weeding out corruption” and eliminating the old political ... scores of citizens are desperately looking for jobs abroad. Further, Sri Lanka ...