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India to handover Dornier Aircraft to Sri Lanka on its 76th Independence D
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): India on the occasion of its 76th Independence Day will hand over maritime surveillance aircraft Dornier 228 to Sri Lanka on a gratis basis for two years.
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Sri Lanka to get Dornier Reconnaissance Aircraft from India: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 13 (ANI): To enhance maritime surveillance capabilities of Sri Lanka, the Government of India may provide one Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol Aircraft from the Indian Naval Fleet on a gratis basis for two years, a local media report said.
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Sri Lanka: EU delegation hold talks with Wickremesinghe, assures support t
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and urged him to devote special attention to Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), IMF and Human Rights Council as it assured the island country
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UN chief extends support to Sri Lanka amid crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended support to the Sri Lankan government and the people to meet their immediate and long-term needs.
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Sri Lanka: Former Prez Gotabaya to stay in Singapore for two more weeks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): The Sri Lanka government has requested Singapore authorities to allow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the country for another 14 days, local media reported on Saturday citing sources.
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe reiterates commitment to 'One Ch
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 4 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to the "one China policy" as well as to the UN Charter principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations.
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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe thanks PM Modi for India's support to
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 3 (ANI): Newly elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday thanked India which he said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has provided the crisis-hit island nation "a breath of life" in tough times.
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Covid risk on rise, get vaccinated promptly: Wickremesinghe
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe made a special request to the people of the country to resort to vaccination as soon as possible amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the island nation, in a special statement today.
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Sri Lanka: 3 arrested for setting Ranil's private residence ablaze
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 2 (ANI): Three suspects were arrested on Tuesday by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka for allegedly setting ablaze President Ranil Wickremesinghe's private residence in Colombo on July 9, according to local media reports.
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I don't believe it's time for him to return: Sri Lankan President on Gotab
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President, Ranil Wickremesinghe Sunday said that it is not the right time for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the island nation, stressing that it could agitate the protesters who have been demanding the resignation of former President and hol
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On protest threat, Sri Lanka's President Wickremesinghe says he has no hom
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" as he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors.
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Wickremesinghe urges parties to find ways to repay loans as unrest delayed
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 31 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that the unrest had delayed a possible deal with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis and urged political parties must work together on find
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