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Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election

Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election

Anura Kumara gains power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation recovering from a financial meltdown.
Fri Nov 15 2024
Sri Lankan president dissolves parliament, calls for November 14 polls

Sri Lankan president dissolves parliament, calls for November 14 polls

Sri Lanka's newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the 225-seated parliament late Tuesday and called for general elections on Nov 14.
Wed Sep 25 2024
Sri Lanka's new president Dissanayake promises change

Sri Lanka's new president Dissanayake promises change

Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation.
Mon Sep 23 2024
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after Dissanayake's presidential win

Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after Dissanayake's presidential win

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has resigned on Monday, a day after Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a presidential election.
Mon Sep 23 2024
Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same role

Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same role

A win will hand Sajith Premadasa the top job more than 30 years after his father was assassinated while holding the same post.
Fri Sep 20 2024
Sri Lanka's presidential election: Where are the women?

Sri Lanka's presidential election: Where are the women?

Not one of the 38 contenders in Sri Lanka's presidential election this month is a woman.
Fri Sep 13 2024
What's next in Sri Lanka's presidential race?

What's next in Sri Lanka's presidential race?

39 candidates filed nomination papers by the deadline for the Sept. 21 vote in the crisis-hit nation.
Thu Aug 15 2024
Scion of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa family to contest Sept. presidential poll

Scion of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa family to contest Sept. presidential poll

Namal Rajapaksa said he would hold talks with 92 parliamentarians who recently declared support for Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Wed Aug 07 2024
Sri Lanka tightens controls to stop men being duped into Ukraine fighting

Sri Lanka tightens controls to stop men being duped into Ukraine fighting

Men are being lured to Russia to fight in Ukraine with often false promises of salaries and benefits, a minister said.
Sat Jun 01 2024
Sri Lanka sees no need for talks with India on island it ceded decades ago

Sri Lanka sees no need for talks with India on island it ceded decades ago

The fishermen of both countries have occasionally violated the pact on the waters around the uninhabited island, called Katchatheevu.
Thu Apr 04 2024
Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder

Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder

The victims killed were a 35-year-old woman and her children aged 7, 4, 2 and 2 months, as well as a who was an acquaintance of the family.
Fri Mar 08 2024
Israel to bring in 65,000 foreign building workers to replace Palestinians

Israel to bring in 65,000 foreign building workers to replace Palestinians

Israel said it will bring in the foreign workers from India, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan to resume construction stalled since Oct. 7
Mon Feb 05 2024
Sri Lanka passes new law to regulate online content

Sri Lanka passes new law to regulate online content

The Online Safety Bill proposes jail terms for content that a five-member commission considers illegal.
Thu Jan 25 2024
North Korea stokes fear, uncertainty for migrant workers on S.Korean island

North Korea stokes fear, uncertainty for migrant workers on S.Korean island

The scare came after N. Korea fired off more than 200 shells a few miles from the island, and still more over the weekend.
Sat Jan 13 2024
Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan back Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders

Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan back Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders

The Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have renewed support for the creation of a Palestinian state within pre-1967 borders as the Arab-Israeli conflict grows.
Sun Oct 08 2023
Saudi Arabia showcases Vision 2030 goals at Airshow China 2024

Saudi Arabia showcases Vision 2030 goals at Airshow China 2024

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.
Fri Nov 22 2024
King Charles' coronation cost GBP 71mil, govt accounts show

King Charles' coronation cost GBP 71mil, govt accounts show

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth

Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.
Fri Nov 22 2024
PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation

PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence

Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Abidin takes oath of office as Sungai Bakap assemblyman

Abidin takes oath of office as Sungai Bakap assemblyman

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.
Fri Nov 22 2024
UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots

UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.
Fri Nov 22 2024
How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled

How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children

Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws

Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.
Fri Nov 22 2024