Sri Lanka bill with president's image is not legal tender: central bank
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which has sole authority to print currency in the island nation, told AFP it had not released ...
Who is Sri Lanka’s new President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake?
In the history of the JVP, Dissanayake has played a particular role in its jettisoning of socialistic demagogy and ...
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Scenting the Sweet Smell of Success! How and Why Anura Kumara Dissanayake Anticipated Victory in the 2024 Presidential Race.
Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the ...
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Waiting for a Democratic Opposition
Tisaranee Gunasekara “The future is cloth waiting to be cut.” Seamus Heaney (The Burial at Thebes) The point had been made often enough. Without a Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency, there wouldn’t have ...
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake And The Formation Of The National People's Power
The names of JVP stalwarts such as K.D. Lalkantha, Tilvin Silva, Vijitha Herath, Sunil Handunneththi, Bimal Ratnayake and Anura Kumara Dissanayake were bandied about as potential successors.
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President Dissanayake Mixes Up Eradication Of Corruption With Obliteration Of The Opposition
His comments indicate that he is satisfied that the government-led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is continuing to carry out the economic restructuring measures he initiated. He seems to be ...
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Anura Dissanayake and the Formation of the National People’s Power
Anura Kumara Dissanayake known popularly as Anura and AKD became the new JVP leader What was remarkable about the leadership change was the smooth , non-confrontational manner in which it was done ...
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Sri Lankan president seeks help from Myanmar to free nationals
COLOMBO, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday sought Myanmar's assistance in securing the release of Sri Lankans detained by criminal gangs in Myanmar ...
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The Many Challenges Before Anura Kumara Dissanayake
In a historic election, Sri Lankans have chosen Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-Leninist politician, to lead their crisis-hit country. While it is not very usual for political paradigm shifts ...
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UGC gets new head, officials
Senior Professor Kapila Seneviratne has been appointed as the Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The official letter of appointment was handed ...
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Sri Lanka's long road to recovery
A 2023 report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) attributes the South Asian country's ongoing crisis to widespread corruption and fiscal mismanagement, underscoring the urgent need for President ...