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Sri Lanka: Court orders removal of protesters, structures causing inconven
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4 (ANI): Amid nationwide protests and growing calls for the resignation of the Rajapaksa government, the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has issued an order for the removal of protestors and structures that cause inconvenience to the public at MainaGoGama near Templ
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Sri Lankan police caution protesters from jeopardizing fuel transportation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 20 (ANI): Amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Sri Lanka following the economic and political crisis, the police have urged the public not to jeopardise the fuel transportation system while protesting.
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Sri Lankan President to appoint new Cabinet amid anti-government protests
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Sri Lanka following the economic and political crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to draft fresh blood in the council of ministers in the island nation while it has been learnt that the size of the
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Drug dealers, fundamentalist groups taking advantage of economic crisis,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Amid protests in Sri Lanka over the country's worst economic crisis, an advisor to the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday said the government has tried to control drug dealers "who have a lot of money" and that they are "very angry". Read More
Sri Lankan Police sergeant arrested for joining Galle Face protest, releas
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): A Sri Lankan Police sergeant, who was arrested for joining the protest at the Galle Face Green area in uniform and making a statement to the media, has been released on bail after he was produced in court on Friday.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters call Rajapaksa Govt tyrant, full of nepotism as Gall
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): A massive crowd continues to remain gathered at Galle Face, the main beachfront in the capital Colombo, outside Sri Lankan President's secretariat to protest against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the economic cr
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Sri Lankan Parliament to convene from April 19
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 9 (ANI): Amid one of the worst economic crisis in the country and a national emergency in force Sri Lankan parliament is scheduled to convene on April 19.
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Sri Lanka: UN experts condemn crackdown on protests
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts have urged the Sri Lankan Government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and of expression during peaceful protests, amid the country's severe economic crisis.
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Sri Lankans protest outside Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence amid unrest
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing unrest in the island nation following the economic crisis, several people on Wednesday protested outside the residence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Massive protests outside Sri Lankan Parliament amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka witnessed massive protests outside its Parliament on Tuesday, with people demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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With curfew in force, Sri Lanka's capital wears deserted look
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): The streets of Colombo wore a deserted look, resembling a "no man's land" here on Sunday as a curfew was imposed on the city on top of a 36-hour nationwide curfew already in force following protests outside the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka imposes 36-hour nationwide curfew amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 (ANI): Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide curfew starting at 6 pm in the evening today till the morning 6 am on Monday (April 4) following unrest in the country with protests outside the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the ongoing economic crisis in th
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