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Fixing Sri Lanka’s economy, wiping out racism top priority, says JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake

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COLOMBO: Fixing Sri Lanka’s battered economy and wiping out racism will be top priority for a National People’s Power (NPP) government, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, among the frontrunners in the September 21 race, said on Tuesday.   He spoke to The Hindu amid a hectic campaign at the headquarters of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a…

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Sri Lanka’s First Presidential Vote Since Unrest To Be Held On September 21

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Representational Image Colombo: Sri Lanka’s first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission said Friday.  The election will be the first test of the public mood since the height of the 2022 downturn, which caused months of food, fuel and medicine shortages across the…

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