Sri Lanka, President

What does Sri Lankan President's promise to return state-occupied land mean for the Tamils?
As Sri Lanka heads to the polling booths today to make a significant decision on whether to cement the "new era of politics" that has risen with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, his recently made promises reverberate through the island nation's northeastern provinces.
Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election
The sweeping mandate gives leftist president Anura Kumara Dissanayake the legislative power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft.
Sri Lanka: Left Alliance Wins Two-Third Majority in Parliament
With the parliamentary victory, the leftist president Anura Kumara Dissanayake is better placed to implement his agenda of economic and political reforms in the crisis-hit country.
Sri Lanka's new Marxist leader wins huge majority
The left-leaning coalition of newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won 159 of the legislature's 225 seats
Landslide win for new Sri Lankan president's left-leaning coalition
The left-leaning alliance of Sri Lanka's new leader has secured a landslide victory in the country's snap parliamentary elections. Official results show President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) coalition scored a two-thirds majority in parliament,
Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's Parliament
Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.
Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in Parliament
Sri Lanka’s economic upheaval led to a political crisis that forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign in 2022.
Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections
President Dissanayake now has the mandate he needs to tackle corruption and recover stolen assets after financial crash.
Tectonic Shift In Sri Lankan Tamil Politics
In the November 14 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, the National Peoples' Power (NPP) swept the Sinhala-dom ...
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Sri Lanka parliamentary election: How the NPP won over country’s ethnic minorities
In almost all districts across Sri Lanka’s north, east, central and southern hill country ... this largely to voters’ ...
The Diplomat3d
The Tamil Question in a Changing Sri Lanka: The Limits of Dissanayake’s Leftist Agenda
A failure to engage with Tamil demands for justice, accountability, and autonomy will ultimately prevent Dissanayake from ...
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Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet to be sworn in on Monday
Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet will be sworn in on Monday in the presence of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, his media office said on Sunday.   National People’s Power led by Dissanayake swept the ...
Protest in Rameshwaram over fishermens’ arrest by Sri Lanka, Stalin writes to EAM
Hundreds of fishermen staged a roadblock on the Pamban road bridge in Rameshwaram on Tuesday to demand the immediate release ...
Ada Derana4d
SL Navy’s arrest of Indian fishermen in 2024 the highest in 7 years: Tamil Nadu CM
MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has written to Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S ...
Tamil Nadu fishermen hold protest for release of colleagues held by Lankan Navy
Tamil Nadu fishermen protested at Pamban Bridge over Sri Lankan Navy arrests. Leaders like M. Mariappan urge Union ...
How the Sri Lankan civil war made its way into a French film about an undercover cop
Lawrence Valin’s ‘Little Jaffna’ examines the duality of being a French citizen with Sri Lankan Tamil heritage.