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Sri Lanka's two main oppn parties reject President's request to form all-p
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Sri Lanka's two main opposition parties, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) have rejected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's request to form an all-party interim government, said Sajith Premdasa, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Sri
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Sri Lanka: People in distress amid political instability, economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): People in Sri Lanka expressed uncertainty and demanded a new leader in the country amid the ongoing political instability and economic crisis in the country.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition leader terms Cabinet Ministers' resignation ploy to
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Claiming that the Cabinet Ministers' resignation is a melodrama, Sri Lankan Opposition leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Sajith Premadasa said the drama is being enacted to fool the people of the country.
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Sri Lanka: State of emergency still in place as curfew lifted
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): The 36-hour long curfew that was imposed on Sri Lanka on Saturday evening has been lifted on Monday morning at 6 am but the country is still under the effect of a state of emergency.
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With curfew in force, Sri Lanka's capital wears deserted look
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): The streets of Colombo wore a deserted look, resembling a "no man's land" here on Sunday as a curfew was imposed on the city on top of a 36-hour nationwide curfew already in force following protests outside the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Man ends life in front of Sri Lankan President's house over power cuts
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): A 53-year-old man committed suicide in front of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house in Mirihana.
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Sri Lanka: Massive protests continue amid crackdown, nationwide curfew
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka continued to witness protests across the country with people breaking the government-imposed curfew across the country even amid a crackdown on protestors as the country faces its worst economic crisis since independence.
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Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 12 Indian fishermen, impounds one boat near Del
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Sri Lankan navy on Sunday apprehended 12 Indian fishermen and impounded one boat for allegedly fishing near Deft island.
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India extends credit line, fuel, food to bail Sri Lanka out of economic cr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi/Columbo [India/Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka is reeling under a deep economic crisis as the country's foreign reserves have been depleted and the Rajapaksa government is struggling to pay for the import of fuel.
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Sri Lanka arrests over 600 protestors violating curfew in Western Province
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Sunday arrested over 600 protestors violating the curfew in Western Province imposed from 6 pm from Saturday to 6 am on Monday.
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Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew ahead of 'Arab Spring" style protest
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Ahead of an 'Arab Spring" style protest scheduled to be staged on Sunday, a nationwide curfew has been declared by Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday, April 3, according to an internet observatory.
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