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Sri Lankan President calls for political consensus to deal with economic c
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reiterated his call for a political consensus to deal with the challenges faced by the country, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition to bring no-confidence motion against Mahinda Rajapa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis and the large scale public anger against the ruling government, Sri Lanka's leader of Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa on Saturday said that the no-confidence motion will be brought again
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Sri Lanka: Trade Unions demand President Rajapaksa's resignation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 29 (ANI): Hundreds of trade unions in Sri Lanka have been staging a nationwide protest over the mishandling of the ongoing economic crisis in the country and have called for the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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China's inadequate response to unprecedented crisis disappoints Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 28 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang last week told Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa that Beijing is ready to play a constructive role in the island nation's socio-economic development and it empathizes with Sri Lanka for the difficulties and challenges
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Sri Lankan economic crisis: Nearly 1000 public, private unions to launch m
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Protesting the Sri Lankan government led by Rajapaksa, around 1000 public and private sector unions are set to launch a massive strike on April 28.
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Sri Lankan President says he's ready to establish all-party govt
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanaka], April 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that he in principle is willing to form an all-party government with the political parties represented in Parliament.
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Sri Lankan PM rejects calls for resignation; says 'I will go if I lose Par
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Amid nationwide protests and growing calls for his resignation, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that he will step down if he loses the majority in the Parliament.
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Will not resign, says Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday said he will not step down from his post.
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Sri Lankan President says he's willing to form interim government to resol
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that he is willing to take immediate steps to form an interim government to curb and resolve the ongoing economic crisis in the country.
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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 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: Rebel lawmakers ask Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign honourably or f
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): The group of ruling party lawmakers who rebelled and became an independent group earlier this month, said that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa should resign from his post, or else will have to face a no-confidence motion.
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