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Sri Lanka: MPs trapped inside Parliament amid students protest
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): As the ongoing protests of university students in Sri Lanka near the Parliament continue, the parliamentarians of Sri Lanka are trapped inside the Parliament premises, unable to leave.
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Sri Lanka: Railways, transport workers to join nationwide strike
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters' Union (SLRSMU) announced that they will participate in the nationwide strike on Friday.
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Sri Lanka Police fires tear gas on university students protesting outside
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka Police fired tear gas on the protesters on Thursday in order to disperse the protest staged by University students under the theme "Let's oust the government! Let's reverse the system!" outside the parliament.
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Sri Lanka: Court extends travel ban imposed on former Central bank Governo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): The Colombo Chief Magistrate's court on Thursday further extended the travel ban imposed on former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal.
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Sri Lanka: BASL President urges politicians to unite to avert economic cri
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): As Sri Lanka battles with one of the worst economic crises, Saliya Pieris PC, President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), urged all the Sri Lankan politicians to act as statesmen and avert the imminent crisis.
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Sri Lanka faces diesel shortage as foreign exchange crisis worsens
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera on Thursday said the country is facing a shortage of diesel as the foreign exchange crisis worsens in the South Asian country.
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Sri Lanka: Pedestrian hit by MP's car, dies
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): A Sri Lankan pedestrian lost his life at Mampuri on Palavi, on Wednesday, after he got hit allegedly by Puttalam District Muslim Congress Parliamentarian, Ali Sabri's motor vehicle.
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Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood wants batters to show discipline alo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka's newly-appointed head coach Chris Silverwood expects more discipline and patience in batting from his side, along with an intent to score as well.
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Sri Lankan Navy recovers Kerala cannabis worth Rs 123 million
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): The Sri Lanka Navy on Tuesday has arrested an alleged suspect in the Saukkadu sea area, trying to smuggle about 492 kg of cannabis from Kerala, reported a local media.
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Roads near Sri Lankan Parliament made out of bounds for public amid protes
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Police have closed down the roads near Sri Lankan Parliament for the public for the days when the House will be in the session amid unabated anti-government protests following the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation.
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India delivers 40,000 MT petrol to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): India on Wednesday supplied nearly 40,000 MT of petrol to Sri Lanka to help ease the fuel shortage in the country, which is reeling under a severe economic and energy crisis.
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Sri Lanka: Court orders removal of protesters, structures causing inconven
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): Amid nationwide protests and growing calls for the resignation of the Rajapaksa government, the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has issued an order for the removal of protestors and structures that cause inconvenience to the public at MainaGoGama near Templ
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