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In talks with IMF, Sri Lanka is participating as bankrupt country: PM Rani
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said that the island country is participating in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a bankrupt country.
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Sri Lanka PM says, USD 160 million received from World Bank but cannot be
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sri Lanka [Colombo], May 18 (ANI): Grappling with severe food and fuel shortages, the newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe in the Parliament on Wednesday said that the island country has received USD 160 million from the World Bank, however, the money would not be
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Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe seeks full report of attack on 'Gota Go Gama'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): The newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Tuesday, sought a report on the attack on the Gota Go Gama protestors from the country's Inspector General of Police.
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Sri Lanka: New PM appoints Ruwan Wijewardena to protect Gota Go Gama
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that he has entrusted the Sri Lankan State Minister of Defense and Deputy Leader of the UNP, Ruwan Wijewardena with the responsibility to give protection to the protest site at Galle
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Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka amid the worst economic crisis faced by the country that has seen violent anti-government protests.
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Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa agrees to form new govt
Updated : 4 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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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Complete system change needed with help of youth, says former Sri Lanka PM
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in the country, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister and leader of the United National Party, said in a meeting on Saturday that Sri Lanka requires a complete system change with the help of the nation's youth.
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Sri Lanka may overcome economic crisis if Govt, public come on same page:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Monday said that the economic crisis can only be solved when both the government and the public accept the uniform solution.
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Former PM Wickremesinghe alleges 'incompetent' Gotabaya govt plunged Sri L
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Former Prime minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday accused the incumbent government of plunging the country into a deep economic and political crisis with its "incompetence in dealing with the financial challenges" while also stating tha
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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe to form a new democratic front
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 18(ANI): The reinstated Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, here on Monday said that a democratic front would be created to secure the constitution and stabilise peace and reconciliation in the country.
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Sri Lanka: Wickremesinghe takes oath as Prime Minister
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 16 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was swore-in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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