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Sri Lanka's Army Chief requests citizens to support armed forces to mainta
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Amid ongoing protests, Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva requested all citizens to give their support to the armed forces to maintain law and order in the crisis-ridden country.
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Speaker confirms Sri Lankan President to handover resignation on Wednesday
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Amid massive protests, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abywardena that he will hand over his resignation letter on Wednesday as earlier announced.
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Motion filed in Supreme Court against formers Sri Lankan ministers to impo
Updated : 3 years, 10 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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Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in Sri Lanka: Parliament Speaker clarifies report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday clarified that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in the country, soon after reports emerged that President has left the island nation.
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44,000 MT urea under India's credit line set to arrive in Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay met with Sri Lanka's Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and informed him about the arrival of over 44,000 MT of urea supplied under a credit line extended by New Delhi to Colombo.
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Bangladesh protests as China attempts to steal credit for Padma Bridge
Updated : 3 years, 10 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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Sri Lanka seeks India's support for troubled agricultural sector: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 7 (ANI): Sri Lankan Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has sought India's help for food security and environmental protection, according to a Sri Lanka publication.
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Former Sri Lanka PM to summon before Human Rights Commission regarding att
Updated : 3 years, 12 months 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 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 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 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 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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