And although Sri Lanka's domestic political institutions — including the electoral system — have changed several times due to the adoption of new constitutions in 1972 and 1978, it has been holding general elections regularly. Incidents of violence and corruption could certainly jeopardize free and...
Sri Lanka, which gained independence from the UK in 1948, emerged from a devastating civil war in 2009, with a political system prone to infighting and corruption, according to monitors, and a long-term lack of investment. In 2019, the country was rocked...
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Sri Lanka, Nov. 18, 2024. Twenty-one cabinet ministers were sworn in before Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday morning at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. (Department of Government Information-Sri Lanka/Hand
MP Kumarasinghe said that JO women political leaders would conduct a protest more.. Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation hits record high on drought Feb 28 (Reuters) SL's consumer price inflation hit a record high of 6.8% in February under a new index, pushed up by the impact of a ...
Sri Lanka cannot continue with the present corrupt and elitist political system. Any political party/family or individual in Sri Lanka will remember the scenes of July 9, 2022. The impact will not just remain on the island; the message is clear to all political elites in the world – genera...
Drastic changes are needed in the upcoming presidential elections to prevent a worsening socio-economic and political crisis. The Corruption Conundrum Some analysts and writers defend corrupt regimes and politicians by downplaying the role of corruption in Sri Lanka’s economic mess. Meanwhile, those wh...
While this short article, with word limits, confine to only few areas of ‘wrongs’ that Sri Lanka is committing, a possible conclusion is to call for an overall change in the political and economic system in the country. Those political leaders and parties responsible for the country’s pres...
Sri Lanka due to its geographic location and endowed with natural harbours has been the cynosure of strategic importance from the time of the ancient Silk Road through to World War II. Today, Sri Lanka is a republic and a unitary state governed by a presidential system. The capital,Sri Jaya...
Sri Lanka remains generally unaligned in political practice, but is a member of international organizations, including the United Nations, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization. Sri Lanka Rankings #55 Overall Rank CategoryRankScore #54 ...