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Sri Lanka parliament adjourned until May 17
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): Following a tense situation in Sri Lanka Parliament, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has adjourned the session until May 17, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Railways, transport workers to join nationwide strike
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters' Union (SLRSMU) announced that they will participate in the nationwide strike on Friday.
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Sri Lanka Police fires tear gas on university students protesting outside
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka Police fired tear gas on the protesters on Thursday in order to disperse the protest staged by University students under the theme "Let's oust the government! Let's reverse the system!" outside the parliament.
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Sri Lanka: 12 protesters arrested near Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): At least 12 persons were arrested for protesting near the Parliament in Colombo for supporting the no-confidence motion against the government and demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, reported the Da
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Sri Lanka: Riot cops deployed at protest site, leave after protesters obje
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 2 (ANI): A tense situation erupted in Sri Lanka's Galle Face protest site after the riot police were deployed on the ground, resulting in protesters engaging in a verbal battle and eventually asking the riot police to leave the site.
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Sri Lanka: Former Kegalle SSP remanded in Rambukkana shooting
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30 (ANI): A Sri Lankan Court has ordered the remand of former Kegalle Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), who was arrested for shooting at unarmed protesters in Rambukkana, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: 21st Amendment proposal to be presented in new cabinet meeting
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will present on Monday proposals submitted by political parties to Parliament to draft the 21st Amendment of the Constitution at the first meeting of the new cabinet, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition Party SJB claims of having over 113 signatories for
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka's opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP (Member of Parliament) Rajitha Senaratne on Sunday claimed that his party had secured over 113 signatures for the no-confidence motion against the government.
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Sri Lankans to face severe power cuts due to lack of sufficient fuel, wate
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka, on Sunday announced that there will be a 4 hour and 30-minute power cut for three days due to the lack of sufficient fuel and water to generate electricity.
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Sri Lanka crisis: Situation tense near Prime Minster Rajapaksa's residence
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): As the anti-government protest continues in Sri Lanka over the worsening economic crisis, the tense situation has been reported near the residence of the country's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, according to local media.
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Sri Lanka: University students federation protest march reaches Galle Face
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): The Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) protest march reached Galle Face in the capital city of Colombo on Sunday evening.
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If interim govt formed, should be under my leadership: Sri Lankan PM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 23 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa asserted that if an interim government is formed in the country then it should be under his leadership.
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