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Sri Lanka votes for new parliament

Reuters on MSN · 1h

Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation recovering from a financial meltdown.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins 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.

Las Vegas Sun · 1h

Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins over a two-thirds majority in parliamentary election

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins over a two-thirds majority in parliamentary election.

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Sri Lanka president gets resounding mandate to drive forward recovery

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his ...

Colombo district: NPP win 14 seats in Colombo

The National People’s Power (NPP) won 14 of the 18 seats allocated to the Colombo district in parliament. The Samagi Jana ...

‘Investment scam’ operating out of luxury apartment in Colombo defrauded over Rs. 300 mln

The Computer Crime Investigation Division (CCID) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has uncovered a large-scale ...

INS Vela makes port call at Colombo

The Indian Navy’s Kalvari Class Submarine, INS Vela, made a port call at Colombo, Sri Lanka, as part of its deployment on ...

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‘Fun, free, and effective’: Duolingo’s Sean Colombo explains the app’s soaring popularity in India

The global VP of engineering at Duolingo reveals that English remains the most popular language among Indians on the app, ...

Vehicle crashes into Lake House in Colombo

A car reportedly crashed into the front of the Lake House in Colombo early this morning (11), causing significant damage to ...

The Daily Mirror9h

NPP surpasses 5 million total votes; 39 seats so far

The National People’s Power (NPP) has surpassed five million votes so far securing a total of 5,000,296 votes in the general election. ..

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