Sri Lanka picks Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the 55-year-old’sContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka 2024 election results live: Dissanayake declared winner
Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the 55-year-old’s pledge to fight corruptionContinue Reading
Video: JVP MP confident of Anura win after amassing sizable lead
JVP MP Vijitha Herath on a facebook video confirmed the NPP leader Anura Kumar Dissanayake has received a sizable leadContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads presidential race
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake was leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election with half the votes counted on Sunday, seemingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president
COLOMBO, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bidContinue Reading
Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from theContinue Reading
Largely peaceful polls close in first Sri Lanka election since economic collapse
Turnout was at around 70-75 percent as polling stations closed at 4:00 pm (1030 GMT), an election commission official said,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2024 Updates
Follow the Sri Lanka Presidential Election Updates Live here on MDWLive!. Refresh page to get latest. 515 a.m 22 ndContinue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s poor hope new president will change their fortunes
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan housewife Lankika Dilrukshi says she is tired of the daily struggle needed to provide forContinue Reading
Sri Lanka clinches $12.5 billion bond rework deal in pre-election dash
LONDON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to restructure $12.5 billion of international bonds, it saidContinue Reading
