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LankaWeb – New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in; President will …
Nov 18, 2024 · Courtesy The Island The new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (18). President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will retain the ministerial portfolios of Defence, Finance, Economic Development and Digital Economy Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya – Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational ...
Sri Lanka’s New President Faces Daunting Challenges and High …
Oct 1, 2024 · By: Tamanna Salikuddin; Nilanthi Samaranayake Courtesy United States Institute of Peace KEY TAKEAWAYS Two years after a seismic political and economic crisis rocked Sri Lanka and brought citizens to the streets in mass protests movements that ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s citizens went to the polls to cast their votes for a new president.
LankaWeb – Political forces and repolarisation in Sri Lanka
Sep 27, 2024 · By Sugeeswara Senadhira/Ceylon Today. Colombo, September 27: The ardent desire of the people of Sri Lanka for a change became evident from the phenomenal rise of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led National People’s Power (NPP) from a ‘mere 3% to near 50%’ at the polling last Saturday enabling Anura Kumara Dissanayake to become the President.
Dissanayake’s difficult path to take Sri Lanka back to non-alignment
Oct 14, 2024 · Frederic Grare Courtesy The Strategist ASPI The new president of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, will have to walk a fine line to return the country to its traditional foreign policy of non-alignment. The country remains caught in a situation dangerously close to a zero-sum game of relationships with China and India, both of which […]
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Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka today clarified that Pastor Jerome Fernando was not a Bishop of the Catholic Church, and therefore the members of its church should not be deceived. Jerome Fernando, who has no official apostolic succession in the Catholic church, is not a Catholic Bishop, hence we […]
Sri Lankan President to Hold Election for Communist Parliament
Sep 27, 2024 · Courtesy Caracal As anticipated, Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, took decisive action on Tuesday, dissolving parliament and announcing a date for a general election. According to a government gazette notification, parliamentary elections are set for November 14, with the newly elected assembly convening on November 21.
Sri Lanka records 75% voter turnout in 2024 Presidential Election
Sep 21, 2024 · Courtesy Adaderana. The voting for the presidential election to elect the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka was held today (21). The Election Commission says that counting of votes has already started and the first results of the 2024 presidential election, which commenced today (21), will be released before 12.00 midnight.
LankaWeb – Travel advisories for Sri Lanka can be withdrawn …
Oct 24, 2024 · Courtesy Adaderana. Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath says that the travel advisories issued by several foreign countries for Sri Lanka could be lifted within the next two to three days.
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