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  2. Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its ...

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    In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.

  3. 2022 Sri Lankan protests - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, as protests began growing in Sri Lanka, Jaliya Wickramasuriya, former Sri Lankan ambassador to the United States and Mexico, and a cousin of the Rajapaksa brothers, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for defrauding $332,027 from the Sri Lankan government during the purchase of a new embassy building in 2013.

  4. Sri Lanka's new president Dissanayake promises change - AOL

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    COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is ...

  5. Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present) - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]

  6. News First - Wikipedia

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    NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. [1] News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter).

  7. Sri Lanka to start restructuring talks with investors next ...

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    The aim is to expedite a deal, particularly since Sri Lanka is due to hold presidential elections later this year, the report added. Sri Lanka said it had shared a fresh debt restructuring ...

  8. TV Derana - Wikipedia

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    TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka.Launched on 11 October 2005, [2] it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. [3]

  9. Why Sri Lanka's economy collapsed and what's next

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