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Sri Lanka votes in snap elections to parliament called by President Dissan
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Addressing a campaign rally of the NPP on November 11, President Dissanayake said that Sri Lanka will be transformed into a country free of poverty by his government.
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EAM Jaishankar, Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya agree to advance bilatera
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The two leaders discussed digital public infrastructure, training and capacity building and agreed to work together to advance bilateral ties.
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Anura Dissanayake to be Sri Lanka's new president, early trends show
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As per the last trends, Dissanayake has got 49.8 per cent votes while Sajith Premadasa, leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya, got 25.8% of the votes, followed by the incumbent president and leader of the United National Party, Ranil Wickremesinghe, who mustered 16.4% of the votes.
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Lankan LoP Sajith Premadasa meets economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia, discus
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Sri Lanka's Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa and the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) hosted an interactive session with noted economist and intellectual Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party vows not to give national assets to redeem loa
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka's main Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya vowed in the Parliament on Friday that it would not let the government sell their national assets to redeem its loan obligations to China.
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Sri Lankan government initiates talks to form 'All-party' government
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 29 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government initiated a negotiation with the opposition parties on Thursday in a bid to form an 'all-party' government.
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SL President poll: Premadasa to be appointed as PM if Allahaperuma voted P
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's main opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has said that the party's leader Sajith Premadasa will be appointed as the Prime Minister if SLPP MP Dullas Allahaperuma is elected to the post of President.
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Sri Lankan Opposition leader Premadasa calls meeting regarding President's
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lankan Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa has called a meeting on Tuesday regarding his candidature for the post of the country's President.
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Sri Lanka: SJB's Sajith Premadasa nominated for interim presidency
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka's main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) on Monday unanimously decided to nominate Sajith Premadasa for the interim president's post.
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Sri Lankan opposition party to launch "street battles" demanding govt chan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 28 (ANI): Sri Lankan opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya has announced to hit the streets this week demanding a change of government as the nation continues to battle its worst economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe seeks support of SJB's two MPs for non-partis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday in a letter to the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarians Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando sought their support in the formation of non-partisan government.
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Will devise strategy soon if Ranil Wickramasinghe will become Sri Lanka PM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Underlining that Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is the largest opposition party in the country, Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Thursday said that his party will "devise a strategy" if United National Party (UNI) leader Ranil Wickramasing
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