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Defense cooperation came to a halt in 1970, when Sri Lanka severed diplomatic ties with Israel. However, in the 1980s, when Sri Lanka found itself without military support from its traditional Western ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Politics: Real winners of Sri Lanka’s election: A people emboldened to force change
Colombo, Sri Lanka — Transport a Sri Lankan citizen from the early 1990s to the past week of the island’s politics, and you may just break their brain. Back then, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Politics: Swiss Initiatives And The Limits Of Western Involvement: Regional Lessons In Sri Lanka’s Reconciliation – OpEd
Recently, a Sri Lankan political delegation travelled to Switzerland at the invitation of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Organized jointly by the Peace and Human Rights Division ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » 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 » Western » Politics: I want to talk about the history of Sri Lanka
Hello, I'm niya, a history lover.This time, I'd like to talk briefly about the history of Sri Lanka.I don't think many people would immediately say "That's it!" when asked about Sri Lankan history.In ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Politics: Interview: ‘The Prospect for Political Change in Sri Lanka Rests on the Dynamics of the Next Few Months’
Sri Lanka elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on September 21, marking the first time in the country’s history that a candidate outside the two major political parties has won the ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Politics: Sri Lanka’s Political Shift: Dissanayake’s 2024 Victory Marks New Era
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 » Western » 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 ...