Sri Lanka president gets resounding mandate to drive forward recovery
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his leftist policies, but he faces the test of steering the nation's recovery from a financial crisis with an inexperienced set of lawmakers.
Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation recovering from a financial meltdown.
Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins majority in parliament
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to partial results released by the Elections Commission.
Rumble in Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Surprise
Uditha Devapriya and Umesh Moramudali on Sri Lanka’s ongoing political realignment.
Sri Lankan president's coalition wins majority in snap election
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty in the island nation recovering from a financial meltdown.
Alert: Sri Lankan president's party has secured a parliamentary majority, official election results show
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Sri Lanka president eyes parliament win in snap election
Sri Lanka votes Thursday in a second national election in as many months with a deeply divided opposition struggling to recover from a crushing defeat at presidential polls.
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength
Sri Lanka holds a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the South Asian island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his anti-poverty policies as it recovers from a financial meltdown.
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Colombo District final results: NPP secures 14 seats, SJB wins 4
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has released the final results of the Colombo District in the 2024 General Election with ...
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Colombo district: NPP win 14 seats in Colombo
The National People’s Power (NPP) won 14 of the  18 seats allocated to the Colombo district in parliament. The Samagi Jana ...
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INS Vela makes port call at Colombo
The Indian Navy’s Kalvari Class Submarine, INS Vela, made a port call at Colombo, Sri Lanka, as part of its deployment on ...
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‘Investment scam’ operating out of luxury apartment in Colombo defrauded over Rs. 300 mln
The Computer Crime Investigation Division (CCID) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has uncovered a large-scale ...
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Train service between Colombo-Talaimannar to resume tomorrow
Colombo, November 11 (Daily Mirror) - Train services on the Talaimannar railway line will resume tomorrow, Deputy General ...
‘Fun, free, and effective’: Duolingo’s Sean Colombo explains the app’s soaring popularity in India
The global VP of engineering at Duolingo reveals that English remains the most popular language among Indians on the app, ...