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Sri Lanka cancels leave of security forces after declaration of emergency
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Saturday cancelled the leave of security forces with immediate effect after the declaration of a state of emergency in the island nation.
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EU, US voice concerns over imposition of emergency in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): After the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared an island-wide state of emergency, the envoys of the European Union, the United States, and several other western countries have expressed their concern over the move by the government.
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Sri Lanka: UN welcomes lifting of State of Emergency
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 (ANI): The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed the lifting of the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, which was imposed for the "maintenance of public order."
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UN rights office concerned over Sri Lanka's deepening economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 6 (ANI): The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern over the deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka and urged the government to defuse tensions peacefully.
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Emergency health situation declared in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): An emergency health situation has been declared in Sri Lanka from Tuesday because of the severe drug shortage in the country.
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Protests held outside Sri Lankan Prime Minister's residence amid unrest
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing unrest in the island nation following the economic crisis, several protestors on Monday gathered outside the residence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Jacqueline Fernandez wishes peace for Sri Lankan people amid country's eco
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in her home country, Jacqueline Fernandez shared a message extending support to the Sri Lankan people on her social media.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition leader terms Cabinet Ministers' resignation ploy to
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Claiming that the Cabinet Ministers' resignation is a melodrama, Sri Lankan Opposition leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Sajith Premadasa said the drama is being enacted to fool the people of the country.
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Sri Lanka: State of emergency still in place as curfew lifted
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): The 36-hour long curfew that was imposed on Sri Lanka on Saturday evening has been lifted on Monday morning at 6 am but the country is still under the effect of a state of emergency.
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Time is fast running out: Former Cricketer Sangakkara amid Sri Lanka's eco
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in the country, former Sri Lankan Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday issued a statement, saying that people in the country are going through one of the toughest times imaginable.
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Sri Lanka's entire Cabinet Ministers resign amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Sri Lanka's entire Cabinet Ministers apart from Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to resign amid rising public anger against the government over the economic crisis in the country.
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Sri Lankan PM's son resigns from all his portfolios
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has resigned from all his portfolios.
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