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LankaWeb – Sri Lankan president hopes to ramp up support in ...
1 day ago · Courtesy VOA. New Delhi — Millions of Sri Lankans voted Thursday to choose a new parliament in a key election that will decide if the country’s new leftist president gets the mandate to push ahead with his agenda of improving lives for millions of people struggling with an economic downturn and stamping out corruption.
LankaWeb – The Risks of Engaging in Great Power Competition: A …
1 day ago · Image by history: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand On the eve of the assassination’s centennial, discover how a teenage Serbian nationalist ignited the flames of World War I. But as the author, I would like to offer another perspective to those engaged in the discussion surrounding ...
Sri Lanka records 75% voter turnout in 2024 Presidential Election
Sep 21, 2024 · Courtesy Adaderana. The voting for the presidential election to elect the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka was held today (21). The Election Commission says that counting of votes has already started and the first results of the 2024 presidential election, which commenced today (21), will be released before 12.00 midnight.
Sri Lankan election shines light on president’s legacy and links
Aug 20, 2024 · MUNZA MUSHTAQ Courtesy NikkeiAsia. Wickremesinghe stabilized economy but ties to Rajapaksa clan could hurt. President Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he arrives at the Election Commission on Aug.15 in Colombo to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election.
Island-wide quarantine curfew in Sri Lanka further extended
Sep 10, 2021 · Courtesy Adaderana. The ongoing island-wide quarantine curfew orders will stay in effect for another week, the Cabinet Spokesman, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella announced today.
Sri Lanka to Have First Single Ruling Party Government
1 day ago · Dilrook Kannangara All ruling parties since 1947 have been coalitions. While there were instances where a single party could form the ruling party, they still opted for coalitions (e.g. 1977). This was to gain as much support from the grassroots levels which helps in Local Government and later Provincial Council elections. 2024 has been a […]
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka’s new government reverses key economic …
Nov 5, 2024 · Courtesy The Telegraph Online (India) The government reversed the Electricity Act, approved in June this year under then-president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government The new National People’s Power (NPP) government in Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced its first reversal of a key element in the ongoing IMF bailout programme concerning the …
Sri Lanka’s New President Is More a Pragmatist Than a Marxist
Oct 10, 2024 · By Umesh Moramudali Courtesy The Diplomat Anura Kumara Dissanayake is well aware that his handling of Sri Lanka’s vulnerable economy will determine his political future. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (center) holds talks with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 4, 2024.Credit: President’s Media Division (PMD), Sri Lanka On September ...
Dissanayake’s difficult path to take Sri Lanka back to non-alignment
Oct 14, 2024 · Frederic Grare Courtesy The Strategist ASPI The new president of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, will have to walk a fine line to return the country to its traditional foreign policy of non-alignment. The country remains caught in a situation dangerously close to a zero-sum game of relationships with China and India, both of which […]