Marxist leader Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
“The people of our country have a great expectation for a change” Dissanayake told The Associated Press. “They wanted a change and we are the agents of that change. All the other candidates are the agents of the old, failed, traditional system.” Advertisement Unsustainable debt, poorly...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake (front) is sworn in as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 23, 2024. Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power The National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in...
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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized yesterday (February 20) in Parliament that investigations have revealed that underworld activities have infiltrated certain individuals within official institutions responsible for public security.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (April 9) declared that the government has taken firm steps to remove political interference from the fight against bribery and corruption, placing the responsibility squarely on the public service to follow suit or face consequences. ...
Monday December 16, 2024 4:27 pm ECONOMYNEXT – A joint statement was released after a meeting between Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. The full text of the statement is reproduced below ...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic re
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian n
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