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Former Sri Lankan Prez Rajapaksa to leave for Singapore from Maldives
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who landed in the Maldivian capital Male on a Sri Lankan Air Force plane, will be leaving for Singapore on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka: 4 hospitalised after clash in Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Four protesters agitating against the Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led government in Sri Lanka were hospitalised after receiving injuries during a clash at Galle Face Green park here early on Wednesday.
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Speaker confirms Sri Lankan President to handover resignation on Wednesday
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Amid massive protests, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abywardena that he will hand over his resignation letter on Wednesday as earlier announced.
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US Embassy in Sri Lanka cancels all consular services amid fresh protests
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): US Embassy in Sri Lanka on Wednesday cancelled its all consular services for today and tomorrow amid fresh protests.
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Protesters take over office of Sri Lankan Prime Minister
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): As protests intensified in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, protestors who had gathered outside Sri Lanka PM's office have taken over his residence at Flower Road here.
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Sri Lanka's national TV network goes off air as protests intensify
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka's national broadcaster SLRC, known as Jathika Rupavahini on Wednesday suspended live telecast as protestors surrounded its premises.
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Emergency in Sri Lanka: PM cannot exercise President's powers, says Oppn l
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Amid reports that embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the interim President of Sri Lanka, the country's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Wednesday said that the PM cannot exercise the power
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Sri Lankan Opposition leader Premadasa calls meeting regarding President's
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lankan Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa has called a meeting on Tuesday regarding his candidature for the post of the country's President.
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Sri Lanka PM declares emergency as President Rajapaksa flees to Maldives
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday declared an emergency and imposed a curfew in the western province of the country as protests intensified following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's escape to the Maldives.
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Hope that interim PM, President appointed soon: Former Sri Lankan minister
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country without signing his resignation, said former cabinet minister Patali Champika Ranawaka on Wednesday as he expressed hope that an interim prime minister and the president will soon be appointed.
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Protestors storm Sri Lankan PM's residence
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Shortly after Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker said that he is yet to receive Gotabaya Rajapaksa's letter of resignation, thousands of protestors took to the street and some of them stormed the Prime Minister's residence in Colombo demanding the President an
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Have not yet received President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation: Sri Lank
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Shortly after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Maldivian capital Male on a Sri Lanka Air Force plane, the crisis-hit island country's Parliament Speaker on Wednesday said that he is yet to receive a letter of resignation.
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