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Yameen, who lost power in 2018, was sentenced to five years in jail for money laundering in 2019. The opposition Progressive Congress Coalition (PCC), which comprises two…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266140
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The government has capitulated to demands by trade unions to lower the retirement age despite a growing demographic imbalance and public finances under strain. In the process…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246637
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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
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According to the constitution, the next presidential election must take place in September-October 2024, but parliamentary polls are not due until 2025. Wickremesinghe is heavily…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284210
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286768
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The change in signage is part of a broader contest between the national government and opposition mayors to deliver and claim credit for completing stalled municipal rail…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265003
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Prospects for South-east Asia in the third quarter.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200480
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Prospects for South-east Asia in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206804
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The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274687
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Colombo is seeking a bailout of up to USD4bn from the Fund to ease the foreign exchange (forex) crisis which prompted it to suspend external debt servicing earlier this month…