Move follows allegations of money laundering, delay tactics and mismanagement in dealing with aftermath of disaster.
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s call for unity amid ethnic divisions and pro-people economic reforms resonate on the island.
![Supporters of Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake cheer outside the president's office as he arrives to be sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president in Colombo [File: Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AP24267217642845-1727239704.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
His party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run.
Sri Lanka’s doctors have migrated en masse to other nations in the past two years, crippling hospitals.
At least two Sri Lankans have been killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, and three on the Ukrainian side.
![Nipuna Silva, a Sri Lankan soldier who quit his army to fight for Russia in Ukraine because of better pay, is believed to have been killed on the frontline in Ukraine [Handout by Silva's family]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sri-Lankan-in-Russia-1-1711431524.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Government and global community must act to prevent children from ‘becoming a lost generation’, warns Save the Children.
As 182 economists from around the world issued a call to cancel Sri Lanka’s debt, not all experts agree.
Human rights experts urge the newly appointed leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to end the crackdown against the protesters.
Arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown against people protesting against the government over island’s economic crisis.
Debate within protest movement on wrapping up seafront camp was triggered by a violent crackdown by security forces.
