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COLOMBO -- From apparel brands like Gap, Levi's and Columbia Sportswear to designer labels like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger to lingerie boutique Victoria's Secret, Sri Lanka has long been recognized as an ethical and trusted apparel... [1]

COLOMBO -- India and Sri Lanka on Saturday agreed to beef up cooperation on defense, energy and other sectors during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the island nation, where New Delhi and Beijing compete for influence. [2]

PoliticsSri Lanka faces renewed pressure over war crime accountability Ahead of UN human rights session, high commissioner demands targeted sanctions Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, sings the national anthem during Independence Day c... [3]

COLOMBO -- Maithripala Sirisena won the Sri Lankan presidency on a stand against corruption and nepotism that resonated with a public seeking change after a decade under an autocratic presidency. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s president asked the country’s newly elected lawmakers on Tuesday to draft political reforms to promote ethnic reconciliation and economic development in the post-war era. [5]

ALUTHGAMA, Sri Lanka — The attackers stormed in close to midnight, tearing through town with gasoline bombs and clubs before carting away piles of cash and jewelry they stole from Muslim families in this tiny corner of Sri Lanka. [6]

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- There was a sense of the new in Sri Lanka's parliament on Nov. 21 that went far beyond it being the day of the inaugural sitting after a general election the previous week. [7]

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won Thursday's parliamentary election in a landslide, paving the way for the new president to push his policies. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-08 · 44% match

Sri Lanka apparel sector braces for impact from Trump's 20% tariff

COLOMBO -- From apparel brands like Gap, Levi's and Columbia Sportswear to designer labels like Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger to lingerie boutique Victoria's Secret, Sri Lanka has long been recognized as an ethical and trusted apparel

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-05 · 40% match

India's Modi agrees to step up defense cooperation with Sri Lanka

COLOMBO -- India and Sri Lanka on Saturday agreed to beef up cooperation on defense, energy and other sectors during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the island nation, where New Delhi and Beijing compete for influence.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-02-10 · 50% match

Sri Lanka faces renewed pressure over war crime accountability

PoliticsSri Lanka faces renewed pressure over war crime accountability Ahead of UN human rights session, high commissioner demands targeted sanctions Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, sings the national anthem during Independence Day c

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-01-10 · 45% match

Sri Lanka's new president a beacon of change

COLOMBO -- Maithripala Sirisena won the Sri Lankan presidency on a stand against corruption and nepotism that resonated with a public seeking change after a decade under an autocratic presidency.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-09-02 · 44% match

Sri Lanka Leader Calls for Reforms to Promote Ethnic Harmony

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s president asked the country’s newly elected lawmakers on Tuesday to draft political reforms to promote ethnic reconciliation and economic development in the post-war era.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-07-07 · 44% match

Sri Lanka Accused of Turning Blind Eye to Violence

ALUTHGAMA, Sri Lanka — The attackers stormed in close to midnight, tearing through town with gasoline bombs and clubs before carting away piles of cash and jewelry they stole from Muslim families in this tiny corner of Sri Lanka.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-11-29 · 43% match

Sri Lanka turns to untried leftists to lead break from poverty, strife

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka -- There was a sense of the new in Sri Lanka's parliament on Nov. 21 that went far beyond it being the day of the inaugural sitting after a general election the previous week.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-11-15 · 43% match

Sri Lanka president's party wins two-thirds of seats in parliament

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won Thursday's parliamentary election in a landslide, paving the way for the new president to push his policies.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-09-23 · 42% match

Sri Lankan outsider leftist Dissanayake wins presidential election

COLOMBO -- Leftist antiestablishment lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Saturday's presidential election in Sri Lanka, shocking a political elite that has dominated power in the South Asian nation for nearly eight decades.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-12-02 · 42% match

President faces challenge from former ally

COLOMBO -- Until November, Maithripala Sirisena was a close ally of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, serving as health minister and general secretary of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

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