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Former PM Wickremesinghe predicts food crisis in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has predicted food shortage in Sri Lanka as the Indian credit facility given for fuel will end by the first week of May and demanded the Rajapaksa government's resignation.
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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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Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa expresses distress over Rambukkana violence
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 20 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that he is deeply distressed following the violence that took place in Rambukkana town.
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Sri Lanka should learn from India in tackling economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): The ruling Rajapaksa government should learn from India in tackling the prevailing economic crisis, Sri Lanka's senior journalist J Sudath Jayasundra said.
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Sri Lankan President admits making mistakes as economic crisis persists
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Admitted that his government made mistakes on some policy fronts, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said he is ready to correct those mistakes and move forward.
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Sri Lankan PM to propose constitutional amendment
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to propose to the cabinet to amend the constitution, media reports said on Monday.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters seek resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ami
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a string of protests marked the island nation as the citizens demanded the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his inability to curb the crisis.
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Sri Lankans protests against govt project 'Go Gota Go' outside Presidents'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sri Lanka [Colombo], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lankans carried out a massive protest on Sunday night, against the Rajapaksa government projected 'Go Gota Go' outside the President's Office in Colombo, amid the country's economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan President appoints 17 ministers in Cabinet to firefight economi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday appointed 17 Cabinet Ministers even while anti-government protests continue to pick steam following the economic and political crisis in the country.
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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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Sri Lanka: Catholic Church backs Galle Face protests
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has extended its support to the ongoing Galle Face protest in Sri Lanka demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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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
