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Editorial
Sri Lanka’s Democratic Revolution
EDITORIAL The landslide victory of the National People’s Power (NPP) coalition in last week’s parliamentary elections marks more than just…
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Asia
NPP Secures Historic Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Elections
COLOMBO: In a stunning political shift, Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) coalition, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured…
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Asia
First Transgender Candidate to Contest Sri Lankan General Election
KEGALLE: In a groundbreaking moment for Sri Lankan politics, A.G. Chanu Nimesha, Secretary of Women’s Affairs for the Socialist Party…
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Asia
Sri Lanka’s New President Faces Daunting Challenges and High Hopes
© United States Institute of Peace By Tamanna Salikuddin and Nilanthi Samaranayake Two years after a seismic political and economic…
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Asia
Sri Lankan Royal Tuskers Back For Dubai 7s 2024
DUBAI:The Royal Tuskers, formed by alumni of Sri Lanka’s prestigious Royal College, Colombo, is getting ready for their second run…
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Asia
Sri Lankans throw out old guard in election upset: What nation’s new Marxist-leaning leader means for economy, IMF loans
© The Conversation Sri Lankans voted for a new direction in leadership on Sept. 22, 2024, electing a leftist anti-poverty campaigner as…
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Asia
Finally, the ‘System Change’ Sri Lanka Wanted—Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sworn In As President After Historic Election
By a special correspondent COLOMBO: In a paradigm political shift that has resonated across the island nation, Anura Kumara Dissanayake,…
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Environment
Sri Lanka university aims to be the country’s first to gocarbon neutral
COLOMBO: The small Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka may contribute only 0.03% to global carbon emission levels yet it…
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America
Sri Lanka President’s vandalized office featured in TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2022
NEW YORK CITY: On July 9, 2022, protesters stormed the President’s House in Colombo, leaving a powerful mark on Sri…
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Ecuador, Seychelles, Sri Lanka: The new deals that take from national debt to give to conservation
LYON: In the 1990s, Irish singer Bob Geldof and friends campaigned to “drop the debt,” in an effort to alleviate…
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