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Sri Lankan election shines light on president’s legacy and links
Aug 20, 2024 · MUNZA MUSHTAQ Courtesy NikkeiAsia. Wickremesinghe stabilized economy but ties to Rajapaksa clan could hurt. President Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he arrives at the Election Commission on Aug.15 in Colombo to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election.
Island-wide quarantine curfew in Sri Lanka further extended
Sep 10, 2021 · Courtesy Adaderana. The ongoing island-wide quarantine curfew orders will stay in effect for another week, the Cabinet Spokesman, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella announced today.
Sri Lanka at the Crossroads: The Presidential Election 2024
Sep 8, 2024 · Dr Anchita Borthakur, Research Associate, Courtesy VIF Introduction. Sri Lanka is gearing up for its first Presidential election after the Island nation was hit by massive economic/political turmoil in 2022.
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 – Measles raising its head again, special vaccination …
3 days ago · Courtesy The Daily Mirror. Though the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Sri Lanka as a country free of measles, the country has been hit by cases once again since 2023, prompting the health authorities to declare a special vaccination week from November 4 to 9, according to a press release from the Health Promotion Bureau of the Health Ministry.
What Can the US Expect From Sri Lanka’s New President?
Oct 8, 2024 · By Keerthi Martyn Courtesy The Diplomat As Dissanayake takes up the presidency, Sri Lanka stands at a pivotal juncture. Credit: Facebook / President’s Media Division Sri Lanka begins a new political era under the presidency of Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who was elected in September following an economic crisis in 2022 that brought down the previous government and sparked political uncertainty ...
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka’s gas tragedy: the untold story
Dec 14, 2021 · By Deshai Botheju, Ph.D.M.Sc.Tech.(Norway), M.Sc., B.Sc.Eng. (1st Hons., UoM), AIChE, AMIE(SL)[email protected] Courtesy Island Recent explosions and gas leak accidents related to domestic LP gas cylinders have created an environment of fear, anxiety, and social unrest throughout the country. More than 400 explosions and gas leak incidents have been reported during the first week of ...
LankaWeb – Country will crash like the KDU bus if experienced …
2 days ago · The country will crash like the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) bus which toppled along the Dunhinda-Badulla Road if you don’t elect experienced persons to Parliament, former President Ranil Wickremeisinghe said over the weekend. Wickremesinghe, who was responding in lighter vein to a question ...
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka’s headline inflation projected to hit 70% in ...
Jul 7, 2022 · Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s headline inflation is expected to rise to 70 per cent in the coming months from the current level of 50%, the Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says. His remarks came during a media briefing convened in Colombo to announce the Central Bank’s 5th monetary policy review […]