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Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new financial team for d
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday night appointed a new financial and economic team for multilateral affairs and debt sustainability.
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Bank of Ceylon employees protest against 'wrong
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the Bank of Ceylon employees union staged a protest against the government over the economic and political crisis in the country.
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South Korea to provide more job opportunities to Sri Lankans, says Korean
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Considering Sri Lanka's economic crisis, South Korea has said that it will focus on providing more employment opportunities to the nationals of the island country in Korea.
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Sri Lanka crisis: President will not resign, says Chief Government Whip Jo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Amidst the unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Chief Government Whip Johnston Fernando on Wednesday informed Parliament that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign and will face the current issues.
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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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Sri Lankan President revokes State of Emergency
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday issued a notification revoking the proclamation issued declaring the State of Emergency, as the island nation continue to stare at the countrywide protests over the severe economic crisis.
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Protest erupts outside Sri Lankan President's son's house in Los Angeles
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], April 5 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to be witnessing massive protests against the government amid a severe economic crisis, a small group of protestors has gathered outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's son's house in Los Angeles, USA, with protestors calling on him to a
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Massive protests outside Sri Lankan Parliament amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka witnessed massive protests outside its Parliament on Tuesday, with people demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Premadasa calls for abolishing Executive Pre
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has called for abolishing the Executive Presidential system.
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Sri Lankan President says won't resign, ready to hand over government to w
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday informed senior party members that he will not step down as Sri Lankan President but is ready to hand over the government to whichever party proves that it has a majority of 113 seats in Parliament.
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Sri Lankans stage protest against govt at Independence Square in Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Sri Lankans on Monday staged a protest at Independence Square in Colombo against the government of Sri Lanka and voiced their demand for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka's two main oppn parties reject President's request to form all-p
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Sri Lanka's two main opposition parties, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) have rejected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's request to form an all-party interim government, said Sajith Premdasa, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Sri
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