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News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Politics: Breaking the cycle of old politics in Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://eastasiaforum.org/2025/02/13/breaking-the-cycle-of-old-politics-in-sri-lanka/

Published on: Wednesday 12 February 2025

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 » Eastern » Politics: How a Leftist Delivered Sri Lanka’s Biggest Political Jolt in Decades

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/world/asia/sri-lanka-election.html

Published on: Monday 23 September 2024

Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his broad leftist coalition as the best hope for a different political culture, one not ruled by nepotism and corruption. By Mujib Mashal and Pamodi Waravita Reporting ...

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Politics: Sri Lanka’s Anti-drug Drive Targets Narco-politics and Organized Crime Networks

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/10/sri-lankas-anti-drug-drive-targets-narco-politics-and-organized-crime-networks/

Published on: Monday 13 October 2025

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 » Eastern » Politics: Sri Lanka elects Marxist lawmaker as next president after political, economic upheaval

News channel or source: https://nypost.com/2024/09/22/world-news/sri-lanka-elects-marxist-lawmaker-as-next-president-after-political-and-economic-upheaval/

Published on: Sunday 22 September 2024

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has ...

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Politics: A political and policy tightrope awaits Sri Lanka’s new president

News channel or source: https://eastasiaforum.org/2024/09/28/a-political-and-policy-tightrope-awaits-sri-lankas-new-president/

Published on: Friday 27 September 2024

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emerged victorious in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, held on 21 September 2024. Dissanayake, who obtained 42.3 per cent of the votes, managed to secure victory over ...

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Politics: Sri Lanka’s Political Shift: Dissanayake’s 2024 Victory Marks New Era

News channel or source: https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/sri-lankas-political-shift-dissanayakes-2024-victory-marks-new-era

Published on: Thursday 03 October 2024

In a transformative moment for Sri Lankan politics, Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured victory in the 2024 presidential election, marking a critical break from the political oligarchies that have long ...

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Politics: Politics a full-time job, take it seriously: Sri Lankan MP's advice to Vijay

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/politics-a-full-time-job-take-it-seriously-sri-lankan-mp-s-advice-to-vijay/ar-AA1TfMX1

Published on: Monday 29 December 2025

Sri Lankan MP and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader Namal Rajapaksa has urged actor-turned-politician Vijay to approach politics with seriousness and ensure that promises made to people are ...

News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Politics: The controversy over grasslands in eastern Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2025/03/28/the-controversy-over-grasslands-in-eastern-sri-lanka/

Published on: Thursday 27 March 2025

This article by Ishanka Singha Arachchi originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing ...

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