Opposition leader and the presidential candidate of United People's Power Sajith Premadasa speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.

More than three decades after Sri Lanka's former president Ranasinghe Premadasa was assassinated by a suicide bomber in May 1993, an old photo of him resurfaced in social media posts alongside a ...

A military funeral was held on the evening of June 15, 2025, at the new crematorium of the General Cemetery, Borella, to bid ...

Premadasa, 57, studied at the London School of Economics and entered politics after his father, Ranasinghe Premadasa, was killed in a suicide bombing during a May Day rally in 1993.

Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka's presidency on Sunday, the election body said, with a second round of counting to ...

Premadasa, 57, studied at the London School of Economics and entered politics after his father, Ranasinghe Premadasa, was killed in a suicide bombing during a May Day rally in 1993. Sign up here.

This ODI takes place at the Ranasinghe Premadasa Cricket Stadium. The full schedule for Australia's tour of Sri Lanka is as follows: Sri Lanka vs. Australia (1st Test) — Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 ...

Commemoration of the death of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa was held at his statue near the Hulftsdorp Courts Complex in Colombo. President Premadasa was killed in a bomb attack during a May ...

Sajith Premadasa founded the populist Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) after breaking away from Wikremesinghe’s UNP. Premadasa, son of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa, is the current leader of ...

Premadasa, the 57-year-old son of the slain President Ranasinghe Premadasa, also pledged to renegotiate the contours of the IMF deal. About 75 percent of the 17 million eligible voters cast their ...

SAJITH PREMADASA, 57. Opposition leader and son of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa, he leads the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) that broke with Wickremesinghe's UNP in 2020.

Sajith Premadasa, the opposition leader in Parliament told The Associated Press in an interview that his party has already started discussions with the IMF to find ways to ease people's tax burden.