Sri Lanka
Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president
September 25, 2024Dissanayake’s first major challenge will be to ease the crushing austerity measures imposed by his predecessor under a pact with the IMF.
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Joseph Stalin out on bail after mass Sri Lanka protests
August 9, 2022The general secretary of the Sri Lanka Teachers Union is the most senior trade unionist arrested since the protest forced the resignation of the country’s corrupt president.
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Devastated by acts of terror: Sri Lanka’s bloody Easter Sunday
April 24, 2019There are several questions that remain unanswered, and People’s World will update readers as more information becomes available.
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Who is behind the Sri Lanka bombings?
April 23, 2019The attackers’ ability to strike simultaneously at three of the country’s most luxurious hotels, where security is tightest, is almost incomprehensible.
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