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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
TopicSri Lanka Presidential Elections 2024

Topic: Sri Lanka Presidential Elections 2024

Sri Lankan president Anura Dissanayake’s leftist coalition wins majority in snap election

This would give Dissanayake sweeping powers to even abolish the contentious executive presidency as he has planned.

‘Pro-China’, but getting closer to India. What Dissanayake’s victory in Sri Lanka means for Delhi

Soon after being elected president, Dissanayake said Sri Lanka didn’t have any geopolitical concerns, and he was committed to whatever was in Sri Lanka’s best interests.

Calm streets, excitement in air as voting ends in tight Sri Lanka presidential race

This is Sri Lanka’s 1st presidential election since its 2022 economic crisis. A 2nd round of counting is likely, a first in Sri Lankan history. Results expected by Sunday noon.

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Work from beach: Sri Lanka woos remote workers with digital nomad visa, extends tourist visa validity

Signalling a shift in how it is positioning itself within the global tourism and remote-work economy, Sri Lanka joins list of countries, led by Estonia, that set up digital nomad visa programmes post COVID-19.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.