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Sri Lankan Prez says Govt won't oppose Bill to decriminalise homosexuality
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 12 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that the government will not oppose the Private Member's Bill presented to Parliament to decriminalize homosexuality, however, the bill will require the support of individual members of Parliame
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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday signed the condolence book at the British High Commission in Colombo and extended his deepest condolences on the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II.
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UK PM Johnson lauds Lankan Prez for establishing inclusive govt to address
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka which is facing an unprecedented economic crisis received a boost from outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who hailed the island nation's President Ranil Wickremesinghe for establishing an inclusive government in a bid to take the countr
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Indian envoy hands over Maitri Buddha statue to Sri Lankan President Wickr
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 2 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay on Friday handed over a statue of Maitri Buddha brought from India to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Sri Lankan President presents Interim Budget, says talks with IMF in final
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): To provide relief to the Island nation amid the unprecedented economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday presented the Interim Budget and said that the talks with International Monetary Fund is in final stage.
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China dodges request on debt relief, says the ball is in Sri Lanka's court
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): China, Colombo's largest bilateral lender dodged the request for debt relief and said that the ball is in Sri Lanka's court.
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China maintains deafening silence over Sri Lanka's debt restructuring requ
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): Even as Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested China to restructure its debt amid a severe economic crisis and shrinking foreign reserves, Beijing has chosen to maintain a deafening silence which reveals how disinterested the country is
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WHO pledges to provide USD 4 million worth medical supplies to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 26 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to provide essential medical supplies worth USD 4 million to Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe requests China for debt restructuring amid ec
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 25 (ANI): Amid economic turmoil, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged China on Thursday to restructure its debt as Beijing is Colombo's largest bilateral lender.
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Lankan rights group asks govt to permit safe return of Gotabaya, his famil
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 23 (ANI): Ahead of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's return to Sri Lanka, a rights group said the government should provide protection to the former president and his family.
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SLPP demands protection for Gotabaya Rajpakasa ahead of expected return to
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on Friday sought protection for former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who is expected to return to the island nation next week, local media reported.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa not using state funds for expenses abroad: Sri Lankan g
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 17 (ANI): Amid the row surrounding the frequent travel of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to foreign countries since his ouster from power, the new Sri Lankan leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has come forward to clarify that the current government is not playing fo
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