Mohan Mendis The 2019 and 2024 Sri Lankan presidential elections saw significant shifts in political leadership and voter preferences. In 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP),

Sri Lanka's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Friday in line with expectations as the island nation waits for policy clarity after electing a new president to steer it out of the worst financial crisis in decades.

Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged in its first meeting since a new president was elected and uncertainty over the International Monetary Fund loan program looms.Most Read from BloombergVanderbilt Leases Struggling NYC Seminary for Campus ExpansionNJ Transit,

Kamindu Mendis has matched Don Bradman as the joint third fastest player to 1,000 test runs as Sri Lanka tightened its grip on New Zealand in the second test in Galle.

Sri Lanka is on the brink of a 2-0 series sweep against New Zealand after spinners Jayasuriya and Peiris dismantled the visitors in the second test. New Zealand faced a follow-on after being bowled out for 88 and later reduced to 199-5 in their second innings,

Sri Lanka's new batting sensation Kamindu Mendis has created a new record on Friday (September 27) by becoming the fastest Asian batter in Test cricket's history to score five centuries. The 25-year-old scored his fifth century against New Zealand on Day 2 of the second and final Test of the series in Galle.