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Sri Lankan President dissolves Parliament, snap election on April 25
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 03 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday dissolved the country's Parliament as the election commission announced a general election for April 25.
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Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith Premadasa to contest parliamentary po
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has decided to contest the upcoming general elections in the country.
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Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep return in Sri Lanka T20I squad
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 27 (ANI): All-rounder Thisara Perera and pacer Nuwan Pradeep have returned to Sri Lanka T20I squad against West Indies after missing the series in India.
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Sri Lankan govt to build first electric rail track in Kandy
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Transport Services Management Ministry has decided to build the country's first-ever electric rail track in the central provincial city of Kandy.
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West Indies fined 40 per cent match fee for slow over-rate against Sri Lan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 23 (ANI): West Indies have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Colombo on Saturday.
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Around 13 kg of smuggled gold seized at Chennai airport
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) here has seized over 12.693 kgs of smuggled gold worth over Rs 5 crore. The seizure was made from 18 passengers, coming from Malaysia, Colombo, and Dubai at the international airport.
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Dimuth Karunaratne to lead Sri Lanka ODI squad against West Indies, Thisar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday announced its 15-member ODI squad against the West Indies. Dimuth Karunaratne will lead the side for the three-match series.
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Movenpick Hotel Colombo - The best MICE destination in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Business meetings and events today, require vibrant spaces which are appealing and create an environment that fosters creativity and productivity.
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SriLankan Airlines strengthens presence in US, Europe with Qatar Airways c
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 11 (ANI): SriLankan Airlines is strengthening its presence in the United States and European markets through the expansion of its existing codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways with additional connections to serve various cities in these regions.
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India a long-standing friend, helped Sri Lanka in counter-terrorism effort
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Calling India a "long-standing friend", Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting the island country in the aftermath of last year's Easter Sunday terror attacks and outlined that New Delhi has
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Sri Lanka, Turkey evacuate their nationals from Wuhan amid coronavirus out
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 02 (ANI): As the coronavirus crisis has deepened in China, Sri Lanka on Saturday evacuated its citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan which has emerged as the epicentre of the deadly virus.
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Sri Lanka imposes visa restriction on Chinese tourists amid coronavirus ou
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed visa restriction on Chinese tourists visiting the island nation to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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