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Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet

Sri Lanka president keeps finance minister role, reappoints Amarasuriya as prime minister

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Monday as the Indian Ocean island nation targets stronger recovery from a draining financial crisis.

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Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to partial results released by the Elections Commission.

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Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win

Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president has sworn in a 22-member Cabinet after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election

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Sri Lanka: President Dissanayake retains defence and finance in new cabinet

Dissanayake's decision to call polls nearly 10 months ahead of schedule and secure legislative backing for his agenda was vindicated when his National People's Power (NPP) won 159 seats in the 225-member assembly.

New Zealand looks for consolation win

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Sri Lanka beats New Zealand in 2nd ODI to win another home series

Kusal Mendis hit a patient 74 not out as Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by three wickets under the DLS method with six balls remaining in the rain-hit second ODI.

The Washington Post · 23h

New Zealand looks for consolation win as it bats against Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI

New Zealand is looking for a consolation victory after it won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final one-day international against Sri Lanka

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Rain Ruins Sri Lanka's Final ODI Against New Zealand

The third and final one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on Tuesday was abandoned after only 21 overs of play due to persistent rain in Pallekele.

Sri Lanka, South Africa and Temba Bavuma

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South Africa captain Bavuma fit to face Sri Lanka

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has been cleared to face Sri Lanka in two home tests starting in Durban on Nov. 27 after missing out on the series sweep in Bangladesh last month with an elbow injury.

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Bavuma, Coetzee, Jansen return for South Africa's home test series against Sri Lanka

Temba Bavuma, South Africa's Test captain, has recovered from his elbow injury in time to be available for their two-Test series at home against Sri Lanka. Bavuma will lead a 14-man side that also sees the return of Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee to the Test squad for the first time in 11 months.

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Embuldeniya returns for Sri Lanka’s two-match test series in South Africa

Lasith Embuldeniya will return after more than two years away from test cricket after being selected in Sri Lanka’s squad to play two test matches in South Africa starting later this month.

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Sri Lanka recognized as "Tier 2 Advancing Nation" in 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI)

Sri Lanka has been recognized as a "Tier 2 Advancing Nation" in the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI).The GCI ranking, ...

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Shipowner appeals for Sri Lanka to review case against ‘X-Press Pearl’ Master - report

X-Press Feeders has hit out at the “bureaucratic and legal hurdles” that have caused severe delays in the case of the X-Press ...

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Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power Sweeps General Election

On October 15, data from the Election Commission of Sri Lanka showed that the National People’s Power (NPP) coalition scored ...

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Sri Lanka recall Rajitha, Embuldeniya for South Africa tests

COLOMBO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka recalled seamer Kasun Rajitha and left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya on Tuesday ...

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Sri Lanka's leftist National People's Party coaltion sweeps to power in parliamentary election

The National People's Power alliance of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept to power after a snap ...

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Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's Parliament

Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.

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Relief in Sri Lanka as key threat to nonprotected forests is repealed

Environmental activists in Sri Lanka are celebrating the end of a 2020 decree that left the island’s nonprotected forests ...

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Sri Lankan activists seek justice, unity and economic progress

“Bridging ethnic and religious divisions is essential for Sri Lanka to overcome its economic crisis and establish lasting ...

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