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Who Is Charu Nimesha? Sri Lanka’s First Transgender Candidate Vying Seat In Snap Elections

Chanu Nimesha, the member of the LGBTQ+ community, is a candidate among 8,000 hoping for a seat in parliament.

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Who is Sri Lanka’s first transgender parliamentary candidate?

Born in Galle in southern Sri Lanka, she lost her father to political violence when she was 14. It marked a turning point in her life, she says, eventually leading her to relocate to Colombo in search of new beginnings and opportunities. As she embraced ...

Sri Lanka's first transgender candidate hopes to break political, social barriers

Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly transgender candidate, hoping to forge a more inclusive and tolerant political culture on the South Asian island.

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Who is Chanu Nimesha, Sri Lanka’s first transgender candidate hoping to break barriers?

Chanu Nimesha is Sri Lanka’s first openly transgender candidate who is vying for a seat in the 225-seat parliament. The 49-year-old Socialist Party candidate was one of the thousands who marched in Colombo in 2022 to occupy then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office and residence,

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Silhouettes of Galle: The stilt fishermen of Sri Lanka

Here, the stilt fishermen that the country is famous for perform their daily aquatic ballet. These artisans of the sea ...

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SRI LANKA-GALLE-TRADITIONAL FISHING

Locals haul a net containing fish from the sea on the coast of Galle Sri Lanka on Nov 7 2024 Fishing industry is ...

Asia Album: Visit to local fish market in Sri Lanka

GALLE, Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- A wonderful way to experience a real slice of local life in Sri Lanka's ...

NPP Secures Dominating Win in Sri Lankan Elections

The National People's Power party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is on track for a significant victory in Sri ...

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Ruling NPP heads for landslide victory in Sri Lanka's parliamentary poll

As of 11 pm local time, with partial results declared, the NPP has secured a substantial 70 per cent of the vote.

Travel hacks for a luxury Sri Lanka trip for just ₹1.5 lakh

The final leg of my trip was a few days in Hikkaduwa along Sri Lanka’s southern coast. I stayed in Hikkaduwa for three ...

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