UN estimates put the figure at 40,000. Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which itself led violent uprisings against the Sri Lankan government in the ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaks during a public rally ahead of parliamentary election, in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, Nov. 11, 2024 (AP photo by Eranga Jayawardena). Click to share on ...

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In last year’s elections, many Tamils voted for Anura Kumara Dissanayake for president, hoping he would break from previous administrations and address the legacy of repression and discrimination.

However, at the local bodies where the opposition collectively enjoys a majority, the mayor or chairman should be selected in a secret ballot ... President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed recently ...

After JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election last year, Gunaratnam held a press conference on September 24 and hailed the result as an “expression of people’s ...

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COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka has restructured nearly $931 million in lines of credit and buyers' credit facility agreements with the Indian government, the island nation's finance ministry said on ...