Sri Lankan big business rushes to congratulate new president
The rapacious Sri Lankan elites see the IMF’s harsh austerity demands as encouraging greater foreign direct investment and ...
“Leftist” Star Over Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's newly elected executive president Anura Kumara Dissanayake is in a sense the red or leftist star that has risen ...
Reading Anura Kumara Dissanayake's Victory
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham When Parliament elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as President two years ago, it was said that he was the ultima ...
Reviewing the challenges which will face NPP after the election, through an analysis of the election results
Lawyer and political analyst Mr. Viranjana Herath speaks to the SBS Sinhala from Colombo about the challenges that will face ...
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President Anura Kumara’s inaugural address to the nation
Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s inaugural address to the nation commenced at 7:30 pm today (25 September ...
Letters to the Editor: When Keir Starmer called for the return of “sausages” from Gaza
Recently, the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, made a slip during a conference where he called for the return of ...
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Dissanayake win in Sri Lanka its implications for India | M.R. Narayan Swamy
There are those in India who fear that the victory of the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP or People’s Liberation Front), Dissanayake’s party which sits at the head of the National People’s Power ...
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Easter Sunday attacks: Catholic Church will continue to seek justice
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had assured the Catholic Church that an impartial investigation into the Easter Sunday ...
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Sri Lanka Banks’ Association congratulates new President, assures support for nation building
The Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (SLBA) has congratulated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election to the ...
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Laborer’s Death Brings to Light Italy’s Conflicted Relationship With Migrants
Sri Lanka’s New President: Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his broad leftist coalition as the best hope for a different ...
Israeli Strikes Destroyed 4 Large Apartment Buildings in Beirut, Videos Show
Images and videos analyzed by The New York Times show that another four buildings nearby were damaged in the attacks, which targeted Hezbollah’s leader.
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Sri Lanka to restart talks with IMF soon
Sri Lanka’s new president called on Wednesday for restarting talks with the IMF “immediately” over a $2.9 billion bailout that threw a lifeline to his bankrupt country but imposed painful austerity.