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Ranil Wickremesinghe among 3 candidates in race to become Sri Lanka's next
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Acting Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe is among the top three candidates for the Presidential election scheduled to be held in the crisis-marred island nation on Wednesday.
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Food scarcity looms in Sri Lanka, orphanages face uphill task of feeding c
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented political and economic situation in Sri Lanka, the island country is now facing food insecurity due to the ongoing crisis that could severely affect thousands of children.
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Rescuing Sri Lanka: India emerges as top lender, ADB second
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): At a time when Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented economic fiasco, the country's finance ministry said that in the four months through April India has emerged as a top lender for the island nation.
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Centre to hold all-party meeting over Sri Lankan crisis today
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka: Acting President seeks UK's help for probe of Easter Sunday att
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday said that he is requesting the assistance of the UK Government and their intelligence services because a proper Easter Sunday investigation has not been carried out which indicates that the issue
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Negotiations with IMF nearing conclusion: Sri Lanka's acting President
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday said talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are about to conclude amid the ongoing economic crisis that has led to civil unrest in the island nation.
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Man arrested for stealing 50 tear gas canisters from Sri Lankan police
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 (ANI): As the Sri Lankan economic crisis persists, a 31-year-old suspect was arrested for stealing about 50 tear gas canisters from police during protests at Polduwa Junction near Parliament, media reports said.
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Sri Lanka acting President Wickremesinghe declares emergency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island nation with effect from Monday, as the country grapples with social unrest and crippling economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka lowers fuel prices amid extreme deficit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) have decided to lower the retail price of fuel from Sunday.
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Lanka Premier League 2022 postponed due to current economic crisis in Sri
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The Lanka Premier League 2022 was originally scheduled to begin from August 1 to 22 this year.
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Sri Lanka: Brigadier Anil Somaweera has not been suspended, says Army
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Army on Sunday said that Brigadier Anil Somaweera of Sri Lanka Light Infantry, who was on duty on July 13 when the Prime Minister's Office was taken over by protesters, has not been suspended.
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Government calls on suo motto all-party meeting over Sri Lankan crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Narendra Modi government has called for an all-party meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss the crucial issue of the Sri Lanka crisis.
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