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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe seeks support of SJB's two MPs for non-partis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday in a letter to the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarians Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando sought their support in the formation of non-partisan government.
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Ajith Rajapakse elected new Deputy Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo[Sri lanka], May 17 (ANI): The ruling party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Hambanthota District parliamentarian Ajith Rajapakse has been elected as the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament, reported Colombo Page.
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Taiwan is not part of China, says Canadian MP Michael Cooper
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 15 (ANI): Canadian parliamentarian Michael Cooper stated Taiwan is not a part of China in the House of Commons in a clear discomfort to China.
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Global parliamentarians call for sanctions against new Hong Kong Chief Joh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 9 (ANI): A global alliance of parliamentarians has called for sanctions on new Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and his predecessor Carrie Lam for denying the city its autonomy and fundamental freedoms.
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Sri Lanka: MPs trapped inside Parliament amid students protest
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): As the ongoing protests of university students in Sri Lanka near the Parliament continue, the parliamentarians of Sri Lanka are trapped inside the Parliament premises, unable to leave.
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Sri Lanka: Pedestrian hit by MP's car, dies
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): A Sri Lankan pedestrian lost his life at Mampuri on Palavi, on Wednesday, after he got hit allegedly by Puttalam District Muslim Congress Parliamentarian, Ali Sabri's motor vehicle.
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Indian envoy Gopal Baglay reiterates India's continued commitment to suppo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 29 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay received a group of Parliamentarians and reiterated India's continued commitment to support the island nation.
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Pakistan: Former PTI lawmakers still 'enjoying' National Assembly faciliti
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Even after the former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI members resigned from the National Assembly, these ex-lawmakers are still enjoying the facilities, including official vehicles and staff.
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President Kovind, PM Modi pay floral tributes to Ambedkar on his birth ann
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): President Ramnath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, the architect of India's Constitution on the occasion of his birth anniversary in Parliament today.
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French MPs call for sanctions on Taliban officials over school ban for gir
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 (ANI): French Parliamentarians have called for sanctions on Taliban officials in response to the ban on school girls above grade sixth imposed by the Islamist outfit in Afghanistan.
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Global parliamentarians condemn arrest of journalists, trade unionists in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 7 (ANI): The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has condemned the arrest of six individuals on a charge of sedition against the Hong Kong administration.
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Global lawmakers call on Saudi govt to block forcible return of Uyghurs to
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): A global alliance of global parliamentarians have written a letter to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to express their concern about the ongoing cases of two men of Uyghur Muslim ethnicity in the country.
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