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Sri Lanka extends state of emergency for a month
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday voted to approve the proclamation of the state of emergency imposed earlier in July, allowing it to extend it.
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SAFF U-20 Championship: India U-20 boys go down to Bangladesh 1-2
Updated : 4 years ago IST
India will next play Sri Lanka on August 29
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wishes newly-elected Sri Lankan President Wick
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 27 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina conveyed her congratulatory wishes to newly-elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and expressed her conviction for strengthening the ties between the two nations.
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US envoy, President Wickremesinghe discuss Sri Lankan economic, political
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday and discussed the ongoing economic and political crisis and ways to work together to navigate toward a brighter future.
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USAID chief lauds India's swift response to help Sri Lanka, slams China fo
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New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): United States Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power on Wednesday lauded India for reacting swiftly to help Sri Lanka by providing humanitarian assistance and added that China had offered opaque deals to the island nation.
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China seeks to influence Indo-Pacific region through investments in Sri La
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): China is seeking to increase its influence in the Indo-Pacific region by bolstering its investments in debt-ridden Sri Lanka along with aligning with "corrupt" politicians of the island nation, media reports said.
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Sri Lanka ex-president Rajapaksa extends stay in Singapore
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Singapore, July 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has extended his stay in Singapore for another 14 days, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday.
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Protestor who disrupted Sri Lanka's state TV programme arrested
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Dhaniz Ali, a Sri Lankan protestor who entered the premises of Sri Lanka's national television network, Rupavahini Corporation, disrupting scheduled programming, was arrested while attempting to leave the island nation, media reports said.
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China's BRI spending fell to USD 28.4 bn in first half of 2022
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], July 26 (ANI): China's finance and investment spending in Belt and Road countries fell to USD 28.4 billion in the first half of 2022 as compared to USD 29.6 billion a year earlier, with no new engagements in Russia, Egypt and Sri Lanka, as per a research.
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SL vs Pak: Karunaratne, Dhananjaya help Sri Lanka to take lead against Pak
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mendis scalped his fifth wicket, trapping Yasir for 26, as Pakistan's innings ended on 231, with the hosts taking a 147-run lead.
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PM Modi assures full support to Sri Lanka in letter to President Wickremes
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the newly elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe for his election and assured full support to the people of Sri Lanka.
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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is expected to return to the country from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday.
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