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President Ranil Wickremesinghe was prime minister and acting leader when he announced the restrictions. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had days earlier resigned as president in the face of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272297
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Outlook for the presidential succession.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216759
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The announcement is the latest in a string of reforming measures undertaken by Lourenco since assuming power in September; last month he dismissed Isabel dos Santos, daughter of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227468
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Lourenco took power a month previously and shortly afterwards appointed his first cabinet, with many ministers and state secretaries who served under his predecessor…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225461
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COVID-19 crisis.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251834
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The bailout’s second tranche cannot be released until the review is complete. Separately, the government is battling accusations that it is protecting individuals who helped…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282414
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He promised that he would then help Wong win the next parliamentary elections, which are due by November 2025. Former PAP stalwart Tharman Shanmugaratnam emphatically won the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283612
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Separately, regional leaders were somewhat reassured by the modest rapprochement between China and the United States -- influential powers in South-east Asia -- on the margins of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283554
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The president’s health troubles and prolonged absence have created a political crisis and fears of institutional instability. With the economy struggling amid declining oil…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243350
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According to the constitution, the poll must take place in September-October. The JVP was formed as a Marxist-Leninist party. Recent opinion polling suggests Dissanayake would be…