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Adhir Chowdhury calls for all-party meet on Sri Lankan crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): With Sri Lanka reeling from its worst economic crisis, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday asked the Centre to convene an all-party meeting over the issue.
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Hope that interim PM, President appointed soon: Former Sri Lankan minister
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country without signing his resignation, said former cabinet minister Patali Champika Ranawaka on Wednesday as he expressed hope that an interim prime minister and the president will soon be appointed.
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Immigration officers, trade union withdraw services from Silk route at Sri
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): Sri Lankan Nidahas Sewaka Sangamaya (SLNSS) of SriLankan airlines on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of the services at the Silk Route Lounge of the Sri Lankan airport.
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Former minister Basil Rajapaksa tries to flee Sri Lanka, stopped from boar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is the youngest brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday evening, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka crisis: UN calls for dialogue to ensure smooth govt transition
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 12 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for dialogue to ensure a smooth transition of government in Sri Lanka and find sustainable solutions to the economic crisis.
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UN calls for smooth transition of govt in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): The United Nations has called for a smooth transition to a legitimate government in Sri Lanka in the wake of rising tension in the island nation due to a severe economic crisis.
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Stand in solidarity with Sri Lankan people, calls for dialogue: UN chief
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 11 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stands in solidarity with the Sri Lankan people and calls on all stakeholders to engage in dialogue to ensure a smooth transition of government and to find sustainable solutions to the economic crisis, his spokesperson said
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in Sri Lanka: Parliament Speaker clarifies report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday clarified that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in the country, soon after reports emerged that President has left the island nation.
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Sri Lanka: Emergency ambulance service suspended in several areas amid fue
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid the fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, the 1990 emergency ambulance service has been suspended in several areas.
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Sri Lankan PM calls for Cabinet meeting amid political turmoil
Updated : 3 years, 8 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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Indian High Commission dismisses reports of sending troops to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 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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US extends support to Sri Lanka, urges cooperation from all political part
Updated : 3 years, 8 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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