Sinhalese-majority alliance captures Tamil fort on its own
While everyone expected the National People’s Power (NPP) to win the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, the party’s ...
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What’s Behind the ‘Credible Threat’ of Planned Attacks in a Sri Lankan Tourist Hotspot?
The confusion surrounding the Arugam Bay incident underscores the complexities of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry and the ...
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“SETTLER COLONIALISM” AND TAMIL EELAM Part 2B
At a Durbar with Tamil chieftains ... Navaratnarajah Present day Sri Lankans have swallowed the false statement that the Tamils are the original inhabitants of the Eastern Province. A reader wrote to ...
Sri Lanka’s new president with Marxist-leanings wins two-thirds majority in parliament
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a two-thirds majority in parliament.
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Sri Lanka elections: President Dissanayake's NPP sweeps parliamentary polls, makes history in Tamil-majority Jaffna
The National People's Power (NPP), led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, clinched a historic victory in the Sri Lankan ...
Sri Lanka's new Marxist leader wins huge majority
The left-leaning coalition of newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won 159 of the legislature's 225 ...
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The Tamil Question in a Changing Sri Lanka: The Limits of Dissanayake’s Leftist Agenda
A failure to engage with Tamil demands for justice, accountability, and autonomy will ultimately prevent Dissanayake from ...
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Landslide win for Sri Lanka president's leftist coalition in snap polls
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked voters Friday for delivering his leftist coalition a landslide victory ...