Sri Lanka's Marxist leader eyes selective foreign capital if he wins presidency
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main Marxist leader and a key presidential hopeful in elections next month pledged on Monday (Aug 26) to selectively welcome foreign investors, especially in green energy, if he wins. Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, a 55-year-old former agricultural minister and vocal campaigner against graft, is popular with voters fed up with the endemic corruption he blames for the island's 2022 economic meltdown. The Sep 21 vote will be the first since protesters furious at an unprecedented
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