As stated in last week’s article, candidates from Sinhala dominated national parties like the United National Party (UNP), Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Communist Party (CP)have been elected ...
Among the 141 elected MPs there are 11 Tamils and 7 Muslim MPs. 7 of the 11 Tamil MPs have been elected from the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. More importantly three of the Tamil MPs ...
After becoming the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake has led the NPP to a glorious triumph at the Parliamentary elections. From 445,958 (3.28%) at the 2020 Parliamentary ...
Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the ...
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna(JVP)and National People’s Power(NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake contested the 2019 presidential election under the compass symbol.He finished a poor third with ...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) has achieved a landmark victory in the 2024 Parliamentary Election on Thursday, securing an impressive 159 seats and a commanding ...
November 27, 1989, was the day on which the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) first observed its annual “Maaveerar Naal” or Great Heroes Day (GHD). The event continues to be observed in Sri ...
This is the fourth part of an extended article focusing on Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. In the first part of this article , the early years of Anura’s eventful life ...