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Sri Lankan voters have given an emphatic mandate to the leftist Janata Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) coalition. Seven weeks after the coalition’s Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Government: Sri Lanka plans free visas for 40 countries as tourist arrivals drop amid global tensions
Between March 1 and 25, Sri Lanka welcomed 151,693 visitors, down 22% compared to the same period in 2025. The backdrop: major disruptions to air connectivity, flight cancellations, and rising travel ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Government: The Policies of Sri Lanka’s New Government: a Historic Opportunity Lost
On the right, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka. On the left, Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs. Photo: MEAphotogallery, Flickr, CC, Can you give us a quick ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Government: Sri Lanka Government Develops Cold Feet, Calls Off Local Elections
Fearing that it will be routed in elections, the ruling party unleashed a propaganda campaign to convince people that elections amid the economic crisis are a bad idea. On February 20, Sri Lanka’s ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Government: Sri Lanka: New Government Pledges Economic Reform, Justice
(Bangkok) – The government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, which took office on September 23, 2024, has promised to address longstanding human rights issues that have plunged Sri Lanka into ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Government: The Military, Economic & Political Blockading of Sri Lanka & Cuba
Cuba remains our lodestar, our torch in the darkness … ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Government: The turmoil in the Middle East = Sri Lanka in economic trouble
The new reality is that the war has de facto created a gas and oil hegemon who now controls 20% of Gas and oil as we read this, with significant impact on the fertilizer industry as well. The reality ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Government: Sri Lankan government institutes huge fuel price increases
The government’s decision to reduce subsidies and hike fuel prices is driven by its determination to implement the IMF’s austerity program requiring huge cuts to public spending.