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Sri Lankan Parliament passes constitutional amendment curtailing President
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 22 (ANI): Approved by a two-thirds majority in Parliament, Sri Lanka passed the 22nd Amendment to the constitution curtailing a few powers of the Executive President, media reports said.
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Sri Lankan delegation attends Defence Expo 2022
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 21 (ANI): A high-level Sri Lankan delegation is on a visit to India for attending India's premier biennial global defence exhibition DefExpo 2022, the Sri Lankan High Commission of India informed on Friday through a press release.
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Sri Lanka: SC orders to issue summons to former Prez Gotabaya in 2011 huma
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 19 (ANI): Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday has given orders to summon former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the disappearance of two human rights activists in 2011 as he is now out of constitutional powers.
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Pushing the CCP narrative: China looks to influence Sri Lankan media
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 19 (ANI): The Chinese government, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, is targetting news consumers globally using massive campaigns to influence media outlets, according to media watchdogs.
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Lanka Premier League to start from December 6 this year
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
This year's edition will be played across 3 venues, namely Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (MRICS), Hambantota; Ranasinghe Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (PKICS), Kandy; and Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo
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Organic fertilizer imports strain China-Sri Lanka ties: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 13 (ANI): The diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and China were strained after a Chinese company mislead Colombo authorities by taking the money and not supplying the fertilizer to the island country, a media report said.
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Erik Solheim meets former Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa in Colombo, discusses eco
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 12 (ANI): Former Under Secretary General of the UN, Erik Solheim met with the former prime minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday in Colombo to discuss the economic crisis in the nation.
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Russia's Aeroflot resumes commercial flights in Sri Lanka after legal row
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 10 (ANI): Months after Russia's Aeroflot suspended its commercial flights to Colombo over a legal row, it resumed services between Colombo and Moscow on Monday, media reports said.
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Sri Lanka cuts tax on female hygiene products amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 3 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka has cut taxes on female sanitary products in a bid to help women unable to afford the hygiene product, according to reports.
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Sri Lankan President revokes order declaring high-security zones in Colomb
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President and the Minister of Defence Ranil Wickremesinghe issued a gazette revoking the order declaring the High-Security Zones.
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Despite Chinese pressure, Sri Lanka wary of entering into Free Trade Agree
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 28 (ANI): The ongoing economic crisis and challenges of penetrating the Chinese market are making Sri Lanka cautious about concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, despite pressure.
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Sri Lankan fishermen oppose Chinese exploitation of their maritime resourc
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 27 (ANI): Local Sri Lankan fishermen in the northern part of the island nation come forward to oppose the Chinese exploitation of maritime resources in their waters.
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