PRESIDENT Anura Kumara Dissanayake is showing the change for the better that a single individual can bring by challenging old ways of doing things by those who have traditionally governed the country. According to the news media and first person accounts by commentators contacted in Jaffna, the president鈥檚 visit to the Jaffna peninsula last...
SRI Lanka鈥檚 president Anura Kumara Dissanayake鈥檚 statement that the government will not permit the erosion of its mandate for accountable government in the context of the resignation of the speaker of the parliament is on track with the promises made during the course of the elections that brought the National People鈥檚 Power to power. The president...
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed to bolster ties with India Monday on his first overseas visit as head of state, with a red carpet welcome by Prime Minister Narendra Modi....
PRESIDENT Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to make his first international visit to India this week. This is expected to be followed by a visit to China in close order.聽 The president, and the country itself, is walking a tightrope between these two Asian giants, one which is the world鈥檚 second largest economy and other it鈥檚 fifth largest...
THE recent political transition in Sri Lanka, following the presidential and parliamentary elections of September and November, offers a pivotal opportunity to address entrenched issues of exclusion. In his inaugural speech at the 10th Parliament, president Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised his commitment to preventing racism and religious extremism in Sri Lanka. He asserted that his government...
DELIVERING his inaugural policy statement to the parliament, Sri Lanka鈥檚 president Anura Kumara Dissanayake dealt mostly with the economy and, in particular, the IMF agreement. The problem that he faces is that the previous government agreed to terms with the International Monetary Fund that did not consider the impact on the people but gave priority...
Sri Lanka鈥檚 new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake was confident of a victory as polls closed in Thursday鈥檚 snap legislative elections.
THE government is being very rational in its actions whether in dealing with the economy, the travel advisories or the reconciliation process, and is reaping the rewards. Its victory at the local council election in Elpitiya is an indication that its popularity after a month in power is continuing and that it is not confined to president Anura Kumara Dissanayake...
Hundreds of pricey government vehicles have been abandoned around Sri Lanka鈥檚 capital after the country鈥檚 new Marxist-leaning president took office, a member of his party said on Wednesday, with hundreds of others missing...
The International Monetary Fund is ready to discuss its controversial $2.9 billion bailout programme for Sri Lanka with the country鈥檚 new government, a spokesman said...
THE extraordinary events that took place during 2022 have reached their denouement at the recently concluded presidential election. The Aragalaya protests that lasted for over three months in the middle of 2022 that were spearheaded by youth and became a mighty protest movement by tens of thousands of people from all walks of life and all parts of...