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DC Edit | Lankans vote for change under Anura; Tamils too

The Sri Lankan people wanted change. They had grown tired of traditional political parties that had wooed them for...

18 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election

Colombo: Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling...

14 Nov 2024 9:57 AM IST

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DC Edit | A Marxist takes charge of running Sri Lanka

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s election as President of Sri Lanka is an event of the times in Sri Lanka where such public...

24 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Anura Kumar Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lankan president

COLOMBO: Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth president on Monday, amid hopes that he will bolster...

23 Sept 2024 10:17 AM IST

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's presidential vote

Colombo: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist JVP's broader front National People's Power (NPP), on...

22 Sept 2024 9:43 AM IST

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Polling begins in Sri Lanka, island nation to elect its next president

Colombo: Polls opened on Saturday in Sri Lanka's crucial presidential election -- the island nation's first major...

21 Sept 2024 8:58 AM IST