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Aragalaya
Law is the same for you, me and everyone, says President
COLOMBO: President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared opened the third session of the ninth Parliament on 3 August and delivered the government’s…
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Commentary Box
President Ranil: So far, no good
© The Morning By Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka The new President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, recently selected and appointed by 134 MPs,…
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Asia
Sri Lankan civic activists concerned over ‘witch-hunt’ by state
COLOMBO: Citizens’ groups and activists in Sri Lanka have expressed concern over a series of arrests last week, of prominent…
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Spotlight
Amid a national crisis, Sri Lankan artists look back – and look forward
COLOMBO: In the four months leading up to July 9 toppling of Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a protest…
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Commentary Box
Parliamentary fantasy and ground reality
© THE ISLAND By Anura Gunasekera July 20, 2022, will go down in Sri Lanka’s history as a day of…
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America
The Ambassador, His Swanky New Embassy and the Limits of Diplomatic Immunity
NEW YORK: The U.S. is doing a small developing country’s dirty work in prosecuting its ex-ambassador for fraud, and it…
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Aragalaya
Sri Lanka’s international image dealt a body blow after brutal assault on peaceful protestors
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament-elected new President Ranil Wickremesinghe saw his presidency get off to the worst possible start, as hundreds…
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America
The hope and fear of the Sri Lankan protest movement
© THE NEW YORKER By Isaac Chotiner NEW YORK: Last week, protesters in Colombo stormed the residence of Gotabaya Rajapaksa,…
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Asia
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as the Eighth Executive President of Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday, 21 July, as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka at…
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America
Sri Lanka’s crisis likely won’t be resolved soon
© COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS By Akhil Bery NEW YORK: For over one hundred days, Sri Lankans have been protesting…
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