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Protestor who disrupted Sri Lanka's state TV programme arrested
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Dhaniz Ali, a Sri Lankan protestor who entered the premises of Sri Lanka's national television network, Rupavahini Corporation, disrupting scheduled programming, was arrested while attempting to leave the island nation, media reports said.
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PM Modi assures full support to Sri Lanka in letter to President Wickremes
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the newly elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe for his election and assured full support to the people of Sri Lanka.
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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore:
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is expected to return to the country from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday.
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Indian High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Sri Lanka PM
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay paid a courtesy call to newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena on Tuesday to strengthen the longstanding ties between both nations.
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Fuel, drug crisis leaves Sri Lanka hospitals on life support
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Sri Lanka's hospitals are on the verge of collapse as supplies of surgery equipment and life-saving drugs have been almost exhausted, while extreme fuel shortages have left both patients and doctors unable to travel for treatment, media reports said.
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Chinese research vessel to enter Sri Lanka's Hambantota port next week
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): A Chinese scientific research vessel has set sail for Sri Lanka's Hambantota port for a week-long stay. During this significant visit to the key Sri Lankan port, it could conduct satellite research in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean region, promp
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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe congratulates President Murmu as she a
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended his greetings to Droupadi Murmu on her assumption of office as the 15th President of India and said that he is looking forward to working closely with her towards this end.
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Kremlin extends wishes to Sri Lanka's newly elected President Ranil Wickre
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Yury Materiy met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday and conveyed congratulatory wishes of President Vladimir Putin to Wickremesinghe.
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Sri Lanka delays fuel distribution as per QR Code system
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): The fuel distribution process for vehicles as per the QR code system in Sri Lanka, which was scheduled to commence today, will be delayed further, The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said on Monday.
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Sri Lanka's besieged presidential office reopens after crackdown on protes
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): After the Sri Lankan military crackdown on the anti-government protesters, the besieged presidential office reopened on Monday.
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We will continue peaceful non-violent protests: Sri Lankan protesters
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 24 (ANI): Calling the actions of Sri Lankan authorities against the peaceful protesters at Galle Face as "brutal and torture", the agitators condemned the act and said that they will continue the protests, even if they are attacked.
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"Not willing to be a slave": Sri Lankan Air Force personnel leaves service
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 24 (ANI): A member of Sri Lankan Air Force left the service claiming that he did not want to be a slave to country's armed forces, media reports said.
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