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Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa agrees to form new govt
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has agreed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's proposal to assume the office of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, days after Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned after a series of violent protests.
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Sri Lanka court bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from leaving country
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Mahinda Rajapaksa, who recently tendered his resignation from the position of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, has been barred from leaving the country by a local court, media reports said.
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Former Sri Lankan PM to stay in naval base until normalcy returns: Defense
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was airlifted to Trincomalee naval base for security reasons, Defense Secretary Kamal Gunaratne told the media on Wednesday.
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CID summons security head of former Sri Lankan Prime Minister
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 (ANI): The Head of Security for the former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and other officials have been summoned to Crime Investigation Department (CID) to record statements in connection with the Monday violence.
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UN rights chief urges restraint, ask authorities to start dialogue in Sri
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 10 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka to prevent further violence, and urged restraint and meaningful dialogue to address the grievances of the population amid the severe economic crisis i
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Sri Lanka extends curfew until Thursday as protests intensify
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): As the nationwide protests refuse to die down, Sri Lankan authorities have extended the curfew until 7 am on Thursday.
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Angry protesters pull down statue of DA Rajapaksa, father of Rajapaksa bro
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Angry protesters in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Tuesday pulled down the statue of D.A. Rajapaksa, the father of the Rajapaksa brothers.
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Violent protests force former Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to take shelter
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and some of his family members have been shifted to Trincomalee Naval Base, a day after he resigned following violent protests that led to a nationwide curfew.
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Sri Lanka to lift curfew tomorrow at 7 am
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): After a few hours of the imposition of curfew in Sri Lanka, the same will be finally lifted on Tuesday at 7 am, said the Sri Lankan police on Monday.
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Sri Lanka: Arjuna Ranatunga accuses SLPP of gathering violent groups at Ma
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga on Monday accused the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) of gathering violent groups at the official residence of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence set on fire in Kurunegala
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence in the city of Kurunegala in the north-western province was set on fire on Monday, hours after the leader tendered his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the country goes through an inten
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Sri Lanka: Protesters set on fire houses of Mayor, MPs
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Anti-government protesters on Monday set on fire the official residences of Sri Lanka's Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando and the MPs Sanath Nishantha, Ramesh Pathirana, and Nimal Lanza.
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