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No gas shortage in Sri Lanka until August: Litro Gas Chairman
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests against the economic crisis, Sri Lanka's Litro Gas Chairman Muditha Peiris on Monday assured that there will be no shortage of gas until August.
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Former Lankan cricketer marks July 9, when protestors took to streets, as
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): As the countrywide protests continue over the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya called the 9th of July, the day when the demonstration started, a "public da
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Sri Lankan PM calls for Cabinet meeting amid political turmoil
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday held a Cabinet meeting with all the ministers at the Prime Minister's office, soon after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he is res
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Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka tests COVID-19 positive, ruled out of 2nd
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nissanka tested positive on Sunday morning via an Antigen test and a PCR test later that day confirmed the diagnosis.
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Shiv Sena cautions Centre to address unemployment and inflation issues, ci
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 11 (ANI): Shiv Sena on Monday asked the Centre to address issues of unemployment and inflation in the country, saying that India should learn from Japan and Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, PM confirms
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid mounting pressure from protesters, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he is resigning from his post.
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South Asian nations tying luck to China's infrastructure projects and fail
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had recently accepted the fact that the island nation is participating in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a "bankrupt country."
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Indian High Commission dismisses reports of sending troops to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka on Sunday categorically dismissed speculative media reports about New Delhi sending its troops to Colombo as the protesters stormed into President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official home and later broke into Prime Mini
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West Bengal: TMC MLA makes controversial remarks against PM Modi linking S
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10 (ANI): Amid the Sri Lankan crisis, Trinamool Congress MLA from West Bengal Idris Ali on Sunday made a controversial remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the latter will meet the same fate that of his Sri Lankan counterpart.
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Sri Lankan protesters recover Rs 17 million cash from President's house
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Protesters who stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house on Saturday amid the country's worst economic crisis have recovered cash of over Sri Lankan Rupees 17 million from the mansion and handed it over to the police, local media reported.
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US extends support to Sri Lanka, urges cooperation from all political part
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): The United States on Sunday extended its support to Sri Lanka amid the ongoing political crisis in the country and urged cooperation from all the political parties to resolve the debt crisis in the country.
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Sri Lankan PM residence now a 'picnic spot'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): After intruding in Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's residence in Colombo became a picnic spot for the protestors, as they take over the place -- playing carrom board, sleeping on the sofa, enjoying i
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