The Sunday Times13m
NPP’s unexpected two-thirds victory leaves battered opposition struggling to regroup
President Dissanayake to address newly elected MPs next week; plans visits to India and China in coming weeks For the first time in Sri Lanka’s political history, a single party went beyond a ...
The Sunday Times29m
NPP given ‘powerful mandate’ to fulfill people’s great expectations
The NPP’s election result of 141 seats from 22 districts was further boosted by the addition of 18 seats received through the national list to clinch a commanding 159 seats in the House, enabling the ...
Five stories of seminal Indian bilateral agreements: AR Ghanashyam
The Simla Agreement was signed on July 2, 1972, by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. It involved the return of 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war and areas of west ...
EconomyNext16h
Sri Lanka new administration will enact new constitution with referendum: Tilvin
Sri Lanka's new administration will carry out pledges in the National People's Power manifesto including the enactment of a ...
Al Jazeera English19h
‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims.
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake’s JVP/NPP wins a landslide victory in parliamentary elections
The working class will rapidly come into conflict with the JVP/NPP government, which while posturing as anti-establishment, ...
thearabianpost22h
Left Coalition’s Sweeping Victory In Sri Lankan Elections Is A Major Event In South Asia
By Nitya Chakraborty Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake has led his leftist coalition of 21 parties National People’s ...