The Dissanayake administration’s challenge is to reform Sri Lanka's economy
The country must start paying off its huge international debts from 2028 onwards. Only wide-ranging economic reforms would ...
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Sri Lanka’s first vision-impaired MP to receive special seating arrangement in Parliament
The Secretary General of Sri Lanka’s Parliament, Kushani Rohanadeera, announced plans to introduce a special seating ...
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Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet to be sworn in today
The Cabinet Ministers of the new government are scheduled to be sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at 10 ...
Sri Lankan president appoints cabinet committed to IMF austerity
Dissanayake retains the main portfolios, such as finance and defence, in particular, to ensure the government’s foremost task ...
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Sri Lanka: RSF outlines four key priorities for the new government to strengthen press freedom
Sri Lanka’s recent history has been marked by attacks against ... To date, none of the perpetrators of these crimes have been ...
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Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power Sweeps General Election
On October 15, data from the Election Commission of Sri Lanka showed that the National People’s Power (NPP) coalition scored ...
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PA congratulates NPP on resounding victory, calls for balanced long-term policy to secure plantation industry’s sustainability
The apex body of the plantation industry in Sri Lanka, The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) issued a statement ...
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Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India next month
Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka in October since the National People’s Power (NPP) government led by Dissanayake came to power on September 23. Herath who retained his foreign ministry portfolio in the ...
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The NPP’s Rise and the Opposition’s Fall in Sri Lanka
The NPP obtained an unprecedented two-thirds majority in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections, benefitting massively from the opposition’s inertia and lack of imagination.
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Sri Lankan government likely to take a more balanced approach between India and China
The JVP policy towards India took a u-turn when its youthful cadres were highly appreciative of the Indian assistance given ...
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Professor Keethaponcalan on Sri Lanka’s New Government
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Cabinet members of the National People’s Power government soon after their ...
Sri Lanka Leader Keeps Defence, Finance In New Cabinet
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key defence and finance portfolios in a new cabinet he announed ...