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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is expected to return to the country from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka delays fuel distribution as per QR Code system
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): The fuel distribution process for vehicles as per the QR code system in Sri Lanka, which was scheduled to commence today, will be delayed further, The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said on Monday.
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Sri Lanka's besieged presidential office reopens after crackdown on protes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): After the Sri Lankan military crackdown on the anti-government protesters, the besieged presidential office reopened on Monday.
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Rights group condemns assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], July 23 (ANI): A New York-based rights group has condemned the assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka that led to injury to more than 50 people and the arrest of at least 9 others.
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Xi congratulates Sri Lanka's new president Wickremesinghe, looks forward t
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): China, which turned a blind eye to Sri Lanka while it struggled with the economic and political crisis, is now looking forward to advancing bilateral ties and traditional friendship between the two countries, as evident from President Xi Jinping's congratu
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India extended Line of Credit worth USD 1.85 bn to Sri Lanka in 10 years:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): India has extended 8 Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 1850.64 million in the past 10 years, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Friday.
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Asia Cup to be held in UAE, confirms BCCI president Sourav Ganguly
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Asia Cup 2022 was supposed to be held in Sri Lanka but due to the ongoing economic crisis, the event has been shifted to UAE.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as President of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 21 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankan President at the country's parliament on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka made 'dumb bets' on Chinese investment: CIA chief
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief has held China responsible for Sri Lanka's economic collapse, saying Colombo's "dumb bets" on high-debt Chinese investment have led to the catastrophic outcomes.
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Sri Lanka: UN experts sound alarm on economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 21 (ANI): Greater support must be given to Sri Lanka as the country faces economic crisis and political turmoil, a group of UN human rights experts stated in an appeal to the international community.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe to be sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe will take oath as the President of Sri Lanka at the parliament complex on Thursday after his victory in a parliament vote to choose a new president for the South Asian country.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters gather outside Presidential Secretariat after Wickre
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Wednesday after Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as Sri Lanka's President.
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