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For the first time in Sri Lanka’s political history, a party with a red hue and the hammer and sickle, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has seized power. It is well-known that the principal leader ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: Sri Lanka’s Anti-drug Drive Targets Narco-politics and Organized Crime Networks
Since the end of the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009, the proliferation of narcotics has become a serious problem in Sri Lanka. During the campaign for the 2024 general ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: Breaking the cycle of old politics in Sri Lanka
The election of new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-led National People’s Power alliance's parliamentary supermajority signal a significant political ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: Local politics overshadows Lanka’s I-Day celebrations
Colombo, Feb 4 (PTI) President Maithripala Sirisena today vowed to fight against corruption which he said has an adverse impact on Sri Lanka’s economy as the country celebrated its 70th Independence ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: Sri Lanka: The unfinished work of nationhood
Geewananda Gunawardana,Ph.D. The modern nation-state is often viewed as a crucial foundation for economic development, social cohesion, and political stability. A nation is a cultural or social ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: The future of Tamil politics in Sri Lanka
Nepal, July 29 -- The Tamil political parties of Sri Lanka, namely All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), the Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC), Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA), Ilankai Tamil Arasu ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: Sri Lankan rights groups demand release of political prisoners
Bishops have joined rights activists to demand that the Sri Lankan government unconditionally release political prisoners, many of whom have spent decades in detention without ever facing a trial or ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: Sri Lanka's Anti-Corruption Efforts Win Praise from New Australian Government
Srilanka, June 3 -- President Anura Kumara Disanayake held discussions with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia Richard Marles at the Presidential Secretariat this morning ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: Sri Lanka central bank has room to cut rates but will be cautious, says governor
Central bank cautious to preserve buffer against external shocks-governor Sri Lanka's economy stabilizing post-crisis with improved reserves and inflation -governor Monetary policy not a sustainable ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: Sri Lanka: Showdown at the central bank
Vendettas waged by government bureaucrats never look good but, in Sri Lanka, such higher-minded considerations seem to have evaded two powerful men who should know better. Arjuna Mahendran and Ajith ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Politics: Sri Lankan cardinal calls for ‘politics of compassion’
Sri Lanka’s top Catholic leader Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has called on the nation’s politicians to refrain from suppressing people and prioritize compassion, reconciliation and mutual love. “We have ...