Sri Lanka President

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  PM Modi To Visit Sri Lanka On April 5

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on April 5, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Friday.

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  Sri Lanka President Vows To Transform Country's 'Corrupt' Image

  President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government is committed to transforming Sri Lanka's global image from a country known for corrupt governance.

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  Ex-Sri Lankan President's Son Arrested By Police Over Corruption Charges

  Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case.

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  "Won't Permit...": Sri Lanka's Big Statement Amid China's Hambantota Port Ops

  Sri Lanka today assured India that it will not permit its territory to be used in any manner inimical to the security of India. Sri Lankan President Disanayaka reiterated this stand by signing the dotted line making its promise to New Delhi official.

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  Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Begins 3-Day India Visit

  Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a three-day visit to India from Sunday, his first overseas visit after assuming office.

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  Sri Lanka's Shammi Silva Takes Over Asian Cricket Council Presidency Role From Jay Shah

  Sri Lanka's Shammi Silva has taken over as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), succeeding India's Jay Shah.

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  Sri Lankan President's Party Wins Majority, Has Complex History With India

  The sweeping mandate to the left coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis.

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  Meet Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's New President

  Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born in Thambuththegama, Sri Lanka, into a working-class family.

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  Landslide Victory For Lanka President's Party In Snap Elections

  Sri Lanka Election Results: President Anura Dissanayake's National People's Power Party Wins Parliamentary Majority

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  New Sri Lankan President's Party Headed For Big Win In Snap Elections

  New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.

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  Sri Lankan President Dissanayake Expects Big Majority In Snap Elections

  Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake was confident of a victory as polls closed in Thursday's snap legislative elections.

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  Sri Lanka Goes To Snap Polls Tomorrow: How New Parliament Is Elected

  Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved parliament on September 24 to clear the way for the general election, days after the Marxist-leaning leader was elected president on a platform for change.

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  Why Sri Lanka's President Has Called For A Snap General Election - 5 Facts

  Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on November 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the island nation elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new President.

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  "Don't Want To Be Sandwiched...": New Sri Lanka President's India-China Plans

  Anura Kumara Dissanayake - Sri Lanka's new Marxist President - has said he wants to avoid being "sandwiched" between India and China but recognises each as a "valued partner", as he tries to resolve a financial crisis roiling his country.

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  Sri Lanka's Newly-Elected President Dissolves Parliament, Calls Snap Polls On November 14

  In one of the his first significant moves as Sri Lanka's newly-elected President, leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today dissolved the country's Parliament and called for snap polls within one month.