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Sri Lanka 2024: Dissanayake's Presidency opens new chapter in India-Lanka relationsSri Lanka's political scene transformed with Anura Kumara Dissanayake becoming president. His party, JVP-NPP, won a parliamentary majority....- Building bridges with Lanka and othersSri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake aims to maintain balanced relations with both India and China, emphasizing national inte...
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lankan presidentDissanayake, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People's Power (NPP), defeated his closest ...
- Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second countSri Lanka's presidential election has entered a second round of counting for the first time in history, as no candidate secured over 50 per...
- Economy on centre stage, as Sri Lanka set to vote today in first polls since 2022 crisisSri Lanka is set for its first elections since the 2022 economic crisis, with the economy as the central issue. Incumbent President Ranil W...
- Who's going to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election?President Ranil Wickremesinghe was the first to officially register for Sri Lanka's presidential election set for Sept. 21. With nearly 17 ...
- Anura Kumara, leader of Sri Lanka's JVP and NPP, applauds India's aid in Sri Lanka crisisAnura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka’s communist party JVP and NPP, praised India's role in helping Sri Lanka amid the crisis. Dis...
- India lays out red carpet for JVP leadership ahead of Sri Lanka pollsDissanayake (leader of Leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)/National People's Power (NPP)) came to India with a delegation comprising Vi...
- Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as Sri Lanka's new PresidentSri Lankan lawmakers finished voting in parliament on Wednesday to choose the next president from among three contenders, hoping the new le...
- Voting begins to elect Sri Lanka's new president in three-cornered contestActing President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Dullas Alahapperuma, a dissident ruling party MP backed by the main opposition, and leftist Janatha ...
- Lanka police questions more ruling party MPs over violenceFormer Prime Minister Mahinda's House in Kurunegala was also set on fire by protesters while a mob also destroyed D A Rajapaksa Memorial - ...
- Ranil Wickremesinghe set to take oath as Sri Lanka’s new Prime MinisterHis United National Party was close to a simple majority in Parliament defeating rival Mahinda Rajapaksa’s party in a closely fought electi...
- Sri Lankan court rejects Sarath Fonseka's bid to regain parliamentary seatA Sri Lankan court has rejected former army chief Sarath Fonseka's petition seeking his reinstatement as a member of parliament.
- Sri Lankan President indicates dissolution of parliament: JVPJVP leader Anura Kumara Dissayanake told reporters that Sirisena indicated to him the move to dissolve the parliament if he is unable to re...
- Mahinda Rajapaksa tells government to stop 'political revenge'He and his sons and two powerful brothers Gotabhaya and Basil have also been reported to the anti-graft commission.
- Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down, hands over party leadership to Maithripala Sirisena"With effect from today I will be handing over the leadership to President Maithripala Sirisena", Rajapaksa said in a statement.
- Mahinda Rajapaksa, family reported to Sri Lanka anti-graft watchdogJVP complained about 12 individuals and institutions, which also include two ministers while others are high-ranking officials of the Rajap...
- Mahinda Rajapaksa, family reported to Sri Lanka anti-graft watchdogThe Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) called on the Bribery and Corruption Commission to probe Rajapaksa and his family members over ...
- Mahinda Rajapaksa seeks court opinion for third term in officeRajapaksa is keen to hold the snap election to minimise the effect of anti-incumbency and to gain advantage over the fragmented opposition.
- 28,500 Indian-origin refugees to get Lankan citizenshipAbout 28,500 Tamils of Indian-origin now living in refugee camps in Tamil Nadu will soon get Sri Lankan citizenships, a prominent Marxist p...
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