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Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to visit China

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island's largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructuring. China accounted for more than half of Sri Lanka's bilateral debt at the time of the 2022 economic crash, when Colombo ran out of foreign exchange to pay …

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Sri Lanka president visits India in first overseas trip, to meet PM Modi later today

Hindustan Times

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was in India Monday for his first overseas visit as head of state, vowing to bolster ties between the neighbours. Leftist Anura Kumara Dissanayake came to power in Sri Lanka in September 2024. Leftist Dissanayake, who came to power in September on a pledge to fight corruption, is expected to meet Indian Prime Minister …

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Sri Lanka marks historic shift as Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led leftist coalition secures landslide victory

Live Mint

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake led the National People's Power coalition to a landslide victory on Friday as Sri Lanka concluded snap parliamentary elections. The Leftist leader has pledged to change a "corrupt" political culture — a message that resonated with millions of Sri Lankans struggling to make ends meet in recent years. The United People's Power Party led by …

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka

The Diplomat

National People’s Power leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka on September 23. The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician often wrongly labeled as a “Marxist” by the international media, is a reflection of Sri Lanka’s broader societal unrest. The political dynasty of the Rajapaksas was at the center of Sri …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Don’t want to be sandwiched, especially between China and India’: Sri Lankan new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Hindustan Times

Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the country doesn't want to be sandwiched, especially between China and India, signaling a bold stance on his foreign policy. Sri Lankan new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves to supporters during a public rally in Dehiowita. As Sri Lanka navigates its place in an increasingly multipolar world, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his …

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Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Live Mint

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, soon after he was sworn into office on Monday, September 23. Anura Dissanayake defeated his closest rival, Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, in Sri Lanka Elections 2024. Anura Kumara Dissanayake did not support the implementation of the 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution, which devolves …

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Who is Sri Lanka’s new left-wing president?

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a 55-year-old …

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Sri Lanka election: Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes president

Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist politician 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. Dissanayake, 55, who ran as head of the Marxist-leaning National People’s Power coalition, defeated President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and 35 other …

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NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka held on Saturday, the Election …

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NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka held on Saturday, the Election …

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NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-22 22:00 Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fixing Sri Lanka’s economy, wiping out racism top priority, says JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake

The Hindu

Fixing Sri Lanka’s battered economy and wiping out racism will be top priority for a National People’s Power government, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, among the frontrunners in the September 21 race, said on Tuesday. The NPP’s campaign began “long ago,” Mr. Dissanayake said, referring to his party’s steady efforts soon after its poor performance in the last election in 2019, when …

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Sri Lanka needs a national liberation movement, not mere regime change: Anura Kumara Dissanayake

The Hindu

As Sri Lanka tries to rebuild its battered economy after last year’s devastating crisis, the country’s political scene is gradually heating up, in the run up to two national elections scheduled next year — parliamentary and presidential — that will give citizens their first chance to vote, after they dislodged the Rajapaksas from power in 2022. We have developed an …

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Sri Lanka president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to visit China

Sri Lanka president visits India in first overseas trip, to meet PM Modi later today

Sri Lanka marks historic shift as Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led leftist coalition secures landslide victory

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka

‘Don’t want to be sandwiched, especially between China and India’: Sri Lankan new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Who is Sri Lanka’s new left-wing president?

Sri Lanka election: Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes president

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

Fixing Sri Lanka’s economy, wiping out racism top priority, says JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Sri Lanka needs a national liberation movement, not mere regime change: Anura Kumara Dissanayake