Sri Lanka, May 1 -- On May 1, Sri Lanka joined the global community in commemorating International Workers' Day, a day rooted in the 1886 Haymarket Square protests in Chicago.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his May Day message, highlighted the nation's current period of "profound and progressive transformation.

" Dissanayake emphasised that Sri Lanka is moving away from a 76-year legacy of "corrupt and elitist political system" marked by a "rotating power structure dominated by a select few influential families across generations. " He credited the recent presidential and parliamentary elections as pivotal moments where Sri Lankans united to forge a new political direction. The President stated that the National People's Power g...