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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

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Record number of candidates in Sri Lankan presidential race

On the last day to file papers on Thursday, nominations were accepted from 9 am to 11 am local time after Wednesday's...

15 Aug 2024 3:30 PM IST

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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka-'s new president

Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament complex before Chief Justice...

21 July 2022 11:29 AM IST

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Voting begins to elect Sri Lanka-'s new president in three-cornered...

A candidate has to cross the magical figure of 113 in the 225-member House to win the election

20 July 2022 10:37 AM IST

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State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka ahead of July 20 presidential...

The government gazette dated July 17 imposing a state of emergency in the troubled nation was issued on Monday morning

18 July 2022 1:28 PM IST