COLOMBO -- In a speech to thousands of supporters rallying for the May 1 Labour Day holiday this year, Sri Lanka's leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake delivered an impassioned celebration of workers' rights in a simple red polo shirt, behind him a sprawling backdrop featuring a yellow hammer and sickle set against a scarlet screen.
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, speaking during this year's May Day rally, has defied the opposition's doomsday predictions during his first year in office, but faces questions about progress on structural reforms and tackling poverty. © Reuters
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