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The newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is on his first overseas visit as head of state, to hold talks with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP Video shot by ...
Sri Lanka aims to transform its crisis-hit economy to prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Monday as he unveiled a budget that is seen as a key ...
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in September.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is also Sri Lanka’s finance minister, presented his 2025 budget to parliament on February 17. Its measures will come into effect on April 1, after it is ...
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).
Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the finance and defense portfolios as he administered the oath of office to 21 cabinet ministers on Monday after his coalition won a ...
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will outline the government's revenue and policy goals in his first full-year budget on Monday, seeking to extend the country's recovery from a ...
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 repeated ...
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results, providing a solid mandate for ...
Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledged to heal Sri ...