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The government gave the EPDP vast financial assistance. [2] The EPDP, with the support of the government, took control of the islands off Jaffna peninsula after the Tigers withdrew. [2] The EPDP used the islands as a base to transport goods, particularly dried fish, between India and Sri Lanka. [2] It also imposed taxes. [2]
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020. [9] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic crisis, widespread protests, and the 2022 Sri Lankan ...
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015. [ 5 ][ 6 ...
Kathiravelu Nythiananda Devananda, commonly known as Douglas Devananda (Tamil: டக்ளஸ் தேவானந்தா), is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Cabinet Minister and leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party. [1] Originally a Sri Lanka Tamil militant who fought against the Sri Lankan government for an independent Tamil ...
The employer of every employee to whom this Act applies shall be liable to pay an amount equal to three per centum (3%) of the total earnings including Wages, salary or fees, Cost of living allowance, special living allowance and other similar allowances, Payment in respect of holidays, The cost value of cooked or uncooked food provided by the employer to employees, Meal allowance and Any ...
affiliations. Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance. Relations. Mrs. Dhileeban Thangeswary (Wife) Children. Dhileeban Akash, Dhileeban Abinash. Kulasingam Thileepan also spelt Dhileeban is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and a member of the Sri Lankan parliament from Vanni Electoral District as a member of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party. [ 1 ...
t. e. Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament. [1][2][3] 16,263,885 people were eligible to vote in the election, 31.95% of whom were young voters. [4][5] The incumbent Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance coalition claimed a landslide victory in the election, winning ...
National People's Power (after 2022) Other political. affiliations. Sri Lanka Freedom Party (before 2022) Alma mater. Dharmaraja College. Eric Prasanna Weerawardhna MP (born 5 May 1983) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the National People's Power. [1][2]