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Ranil Wickremesinghe to be sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe will take oath as the President of Sri Lanka at the parliament complex on Thursday after his victory in a parliament vote to choose a new president for the South Asian country.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters gather outside Presidential Secretariat after Wickre
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Wednesday after Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as Sri Lanka's President.
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Sri Lanka in very difficult situation, big challenges ahead: Newly elected
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe who was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's new President said that he was "in a very difficult situation" and that he faces "big challenges ahead" to lead the country out of the dire economic crisis.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe wins Presidential polls in Sri Lanka, succeeds Gotaba
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won the Presidential election on Wednesday amid the ongoing economic turmoil in the island nation.
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"Baseless": India denies reports of political influence amid Sri Lanka's P
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): India on Wednesday categorically denied media reports that New Delhi is making efforts at the political level to influence leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Parliament for the post of the Sri Lankan President.
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Voting underway in Parliament to elect next President of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Voting is underway in Sri Lanka to elect a new president following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to a shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in the country.
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Sri Lanka showcases power of common man
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka, a much smaller country with an even smaller size of economy than its northern neighbour India, is facing disaster on account of pursuing bad economic policies in a matter of two years.
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Sri Lanka to elect new president today amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka is set to elect a new president on Wednesday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who flew to Singapore via the Maldives, amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to a shortage of fuel of and other essentials in the count
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Sri Lanka: Protestors demand resignation of Wickremesinghe ahead of presid
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, a protest broke out in Colombo on Tuesday against acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe, demanding his resignation.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe among 3 candidates in race to become Sri Lanka's next
Updated : 3 years, 7 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, 7 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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As fuel shortage hits Sri Lanka harder, people wait in long queues
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 (ANI): Amid the fuel crisis in Sri Lanka, people were seen waiting in long queues outside the gas station for over 12 hours.
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