Anura Kumar Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lankan president
Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth president on Monday, amid hopes that he will bolster the country's economy and eliminate corruption.
23 Sep 05:08 · Rediff
Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
22 Sep 22:22 · The Seattle Times
Sri Lanka: Leftist Dissanayake sworn in as new president
Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken the oath of office to become Sri Lanka's new president after securing victory over opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
23 Sep 05:17 · DW
After Economic Crisis, Sri Lanka Swears In Marxist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Voters backed Marxist coalition leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, rejecting an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
23 Sep 07:45 · TIME
Sri Lanka gets a new President, Leftist Anura Dissanayake takes charge
Sri Lanka has elected a new President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Beating off the challenge of Sajith Premadasa and the incumbent Ranil Wickremasinghe, Anura Kumara the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party, won by a landslide and will now assume power as the 10th President of the island nation. Anura Kumar will lead a coalition […]
23 Sep 07:52 · TFIPOST.com
Anura Kumara Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election after 2nd round - Greater Kashmir
Dissanayake, who campaigned on promises of good governance and strong anti-corruption measures, won the presidency after the Election Commission tallied voters' second and third preferences
23 Sep 01:51 · Greater Kashmir
Morning Digest | Left leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake is Sri Lanka’s President; PM Modi celebrates his return to power at U.S. diaspora event, and more
The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on September 23, 2024
23 Sep 01:10 · The Hindu
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after Dissanayake’s presidential win
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has resigned, he said on Monday, a day after Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a pres...
23 Sep 06:19 · theSun
Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South Asian nation's worst financial crisis in decades.
23 Sep 06:45 · TimesLIVE
Modi Knows How To Deal With Dissanayake
For India to view the new Sri Lankan leadership only through the prism of the past or through their narrow view on China, is fraught with possibilities that should be avoided, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
23 Sep 08:11 · Rediff
Sri Lankan leftist leader sworn in after landslide election win
Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayaka of the People's Liberation Front took his oath at the colonial-era Presidential Secretariat in Colombo
23 Sep 05:56 · Voice of America
Modi celebrates his return to power at U.S. diaspora event
PM Modi in US: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he has set very ambitious goals in his third term to make the country a developed nation
22 Sep 18:28 · The Hindu
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