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Special Sri Lanka’s new president to keep predecessor’s controversial IMF bailout program

Sri Lanka’s new president to keep predecessor’s controversial IMF bailout program

  • During election campaign, Dissanayake promised to renegotiate IMF deal because austerity measures burdened ordinary people
  • In new policy statement he vows to increase welfare programs without derailing the IMF program
By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Special Sri Lanka’s left-leaning president swears in new Cabinet after election victory video

Sri Lanka’s left-leaning president swears in new Cabinet after election victory

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Special Sri Lankan president’s leftist coalition secures landslide election win video

Sri Lankan president’s leftist coalition secures landslide election win

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Sri Lanka president eyes parliament win in snap election

Sri Lanka president eyes parliament win in snap election

By AFP ·
Special Polling officials and police officers carry election materials after collecting them from a distribution center, a day before th

Sri Lankans set for parliamentary polls, seeking change and new faces

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Off the beaten track in Sri Lanka 

Off the beaten track in Sri Lanka 

By Shaistha Khan ·
Special Saudi doctors provide free eye surgery to hundreds of Sri Lankan patients

Saudi doctors provide free eye surgery to hundreds of Sri Lankan patients

By MOHAMMED RASOLDEEN ·
Israel issues travel warning to parts of Sri Lanka over terrorism threat

Israel issues travel warning to parts of Sri Lanka over terrorism threat

By Reuters ·
US embassy warns of attack threat in Sri Lanka

US embassy warns of attack threat in Sri Lanka

By AFP ·
Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka

Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka

By AP ·
Sri Lanka carrier grounds captain after mid-air argument

Sri Lanka carrier grounds captain after mid-air argument

By AFP ·
Special Sri Lankan politicians urge cutting Israel ties after attack on UN peacekeepers

Sri Lankan politicians urge cutting Israel ties after attack on UN peacekeepers

By Mohammed Rasooldeen ·
Indian FM meets Sri Lanka’s new leadership, assures support in economic rebuilding

Indian FM meets Sri Lanka’s new leadership, assures support in economic rebuilding

By Sanjay Kumar ·

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