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Vijitha Herath receives a document from Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake after being sworn-in as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet in Colombo on November 18, 2024. Photo: Sri Lanka President’s Media Division via AFP On the morning of November 16, 2024, I was…
Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet sworn in on Monday, November 18, 2024, in Colombo. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday (November 18, 2024) installed Sri Lanka’s new 21-member Cabinet, days after his National People’s Power [NPP] won a massive mandate in the parliamentary polls. He retained key portfolios of Defence, Finance,…
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The ruling National People’s Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is poised for a sweeping victory in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election | Photo Credit: Reuters The ruling National People’s Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is poised for a sweeping victory in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election held on Thursday…
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Sri Lanka’s President and National People’s Power (NPP) party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake walks after casting his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday (November 14, 2024) said he expects his National People’s Power (NPP) alliance to secure a “strong presence”…
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Supporters of National People’s Power pose for selfie photos next to election propaganda carrying a portrait of president Anura Kumara Dissanayake after a public rally ahead of Thursday’s parliamentary election Gampaha, Sri Lanka, on November 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Around 17 million voters in Sri Lanka willonThursday get to choose their representatives to…
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The main Opposition party in the current Parliament, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), and other splinter groups secured half of the seats. As a result, the NPP must form a coalition with one of these parties to run the council. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power (NPP) party won…
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Watch: What does Dissanayake’s victory mean for Sri Lanka and India? | Realpolitik In many ways, it was a crucial election for Sri Lanka. It was the first election since President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was booted out of power by a popular uprising in July 2022. It was an election that was largely fought on economic…
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Over 13 lakh tourists have visited Sri Lanka until August 2024, bringing in more than $2 billion in revenue. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka’s newly elected government led byPresident Anura Kumara Dissanayake has restored the country’s old visa system, adhering to a recent Supreme Court order that suspended a controversial new portal managed by…
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New Delhi: Anura Kumara Dissanayake – Sri Lanka’s new Marxist President – has said he wants to avoid being “sandwiched” between India and China but recognises each as a “valued partner”, as he tries to resolve a financial crisis that has roiled his country since 2019 and led to a sovereign default in April 2022….
China’s President Xi Jinping. File. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (September 23, 2024) said he hoped to broaden cooperation with Sri Lanka under his Belt and Road infrastructure initiative (BRI) as he congratulated the island nation’s new leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Mr. Dissanayake took his oath at the Presidential Secretariat…
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