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China a 'close friend' but India is 'brother' and 'sister', New Delhi's se
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda on Monday referred to remarks of Mahinda Rajapaksa about the island nation's relations with India and said that the former President of the country used to say that "China is a close friend but In
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Sri Lankan SC extends travel ban on Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the travel ban imposed on the country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa until September 5.
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Sri Lankan SC extends travel ban on Mahinda, Basil Rajapaksa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 4 (ANI): Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the travel ban imposed on country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa until August 11.
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World Bank says no plan to offer new financing to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The World Bank has no plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka until an adequate macroeconomic policy framework is in place in the island country, which is facing its worst crisis.
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Sri Lankan Supreme Court prevents Mahinda, Basil Rajapaksa from leaving co
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Supreme Court has issued an interim order that prevented former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving the country without the court's permission until July 28.
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Motion filed in Supreme Court against formers Sri Lankan ministers to impo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): A motion has been filed in the Sri Lankan Supreme Court seeking an interim order restraining the country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and two others from leaving the country without the prior approval of the
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Bangladesh protests as China attempts to steal credit for Padma Bridge
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 8 (ANI): In the run-up to the inauguration of the bridge over the river Padma, Bangladesh has protested vehemently against an attempt by China to steal credit for its construction.
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Former Sri Lanka PM to summon before Human Rights Commission regarding att
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has decided to call former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to obtain a statement regarding the attacks on protesters at Galle Face and Temple Trees in Colombo on May 9 and the subsequent unrest.
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Sri Lanka: Outrage after China distributes dry rations to foreign service
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): Amid a shortage of essentials in Sri Lanka due to a severe economic crisis, food rations distributed by China have sparked outrage among the Foreign Service Officers' Association (FSOA) of the country.
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Sri Lanka: Protestors demand arrest of Mahinda Rajapaksa in fresh protests
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): The anti-government protestors in Sri Lanka established a new protest site at the temple trees near the residence of the Prime Minister of the country to rally against the alleged political deal made between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and newly appointed
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Lawyer moves court for arrest of ex-Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa for attack
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): A lawyer has moved a Sri Lankan court seeking direction to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to immediately arrest seven persons, including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa while alleging conspiracy to commit criminal intimidation and abett
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Burnt buses, submerged cars become selfie points outside Sri Lanka's PM re
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12, (ANI): Amid the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka, including large scale anti-government protests that turned violent on Monday, the country has found for itself new selfie points near burnt buses and cars submerged in ponds outside the Prime Minister's re
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