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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB to hold meet on Sunday to discuss no-confi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya will hold a meeting on Sunday to decide their next move regarding the no-confidence motion against the ruling government and impeachment motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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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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Galle Face area in Sri Lanka echoes with 'Go Gota Go'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 15 (ANI): Sinhalese, Tamils, and Muslims gathered at Galle Face Green, the main beachfront in the capital Colombo, outside Sri Lankan President's secretariat and raised 'Go Gota Go' slogans and also held President Gotabaya Rajapaksa responsible for the country's
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Sri Lankans protesting at Galle Face reject PM Rajapaksa's offer for talks
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 14 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a group of protestors at the Galle Face area, which they have renamed "Gota Go Gama", rejected the offer of talks extended by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa while pressing for the resignation of the r
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Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith signs impeachment and no-confidence m
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): The leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, on Wednesday signed the impeachment motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the no-confidence motion against the government.
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On eve of Sri Lankan New Year, PM Rajapaksa offers to hold talks with prot
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Wednesday that as the country's prime minister, he is ready to speak with the protesters who have been protesting against the government at Galle Face in Colombo for five days over the economic and p
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Protests intensifies in Colombo against Sri Lankan govt amidst economic cr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Protests in Colombo intensified on Tuesday against the Sri Lankan government amidst the ongoing economic crisis, despite Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's appeal to the people to keep patience in order to enable the government to resolve the situation.
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Every second you protest on road, we are losing dollars: Sri Lanka PM Mahi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): In a special address to the nation amid the ongoing economic crisis and massive protests calling for his ouster, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday requested people to remain patient in order to enable the government to resolve the si
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Sri Lankan PM to issue special statement tonight
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is going to issue a special statement on Monday evening, the PM Office said in a statement.
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Sri Lanka will choose constitutional provision to oust government, says op
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): Dismissing the possibility of a no-confidence motion like Pakistan to oust the present government in Sri Lanka, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa said that they will use their Constitutional provisions to change the government.
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Political stalemate continues in Sri Lanka as meeting between President Ra
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): The meeting between President Gottabaya Rajapaksa and former President Maithripala Srisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to discuss the political and economic crisis affecting the country ended without any conclusion on Sunday, reported local media.
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Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa meets ex-President Srisena, discusses econo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): President Gottabaya Rajapaksa and former President Maithripala Srisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) held a crucial meeting on Sunday evening to discuss the political and economic crisis affecting the country.
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