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EU urges Sri Lanka to work in full compliance with GSP+ commitments
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): The European Union (EU) expects the newly formed Sri Lankan government to work in full compliance with its GSP+ commitments.
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Lankan President Wickremesinghe orders fuel distribution
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday instructed officials to accelerate the fuel distribution process and focus on providing fuel for school and public transport.
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Unclear data on Chinese debts poses challenges for Sri Lanka's negotiation
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Newly-appointed Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has a tough task ahead of him negotiating a financial lifeline from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help his country combat its worst-ever economic crisis but what makes the process diffic
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Sri Lankan President expresses concerns over diplomats' statements against
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe raised unofficial concerns over the statements made by some diplomats about the military operation carried out by the security forces to clear the Presidential Secretariat area where the protestors were gathered.
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Over 6 million Sri Lankans unsure of their next meal, WFP says urgently ne
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Over 6 million people in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, are "food insecure", according to the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) which says it has so far managed to secure only 30 per cent of the USD 63 million funds it has targeted to provide 3 million
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Xi congratulates Sri Lanka's new president Wickremesinghe, looks forward t
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): China, which turned a blind eye to Sri Lanka while it struggled with the economic and political crisis, is now looking forward to advancing bilateral ties and traditional friendship between the two countries, as evident from President Xi Jinping's congratu
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New Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena has Indian connection
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): As Dinesh Gunawardena took oath as Sri Lanka's 15th prime minister, its local media highlighted the background of his father Don Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena who was at the centre of the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial campaign and had played a role in
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New Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena, 17 ministers take oath
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers.
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Sri Lanka: 9 arrested during clashes at Galle Face protest site, says Poli
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): As many as nine people were arrested in the early hours of Friday at the Galle Face protest site, in a face-off between protesters and armed security personnel.
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Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took oath as Sri Lanka's new prime minister.
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"Brutal and Despicable" says Sri Lanka's rights body on action against Gal
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): Terming the actions of Sri Lankan authorities on the peaceful protesters at Galle Face "brutal and despicable", the country's Human Rights Commission condemned the act and urged the state to conduct its own investigation to ensure that rule of law is ma
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US expresses concerns over dismantling of protest site at Galle Face
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): US Ambassador to Colombo Julie Chun on Friday expressed deep concerns about the actions taken by Sri Lankan authorities against protestors at Galle Face in the middle of the night.
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