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"Had not anticipated": Sri Lankan MP after US torpedoes Iranian vessel in
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Sri Lankan MP Harsha de Silva expressed shock over the US torpedoing an Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, in the Indian Ocean and said that they did what they had to do after getting a distress call.
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Om Birla meets Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker, discusses deeper engagement i
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday met Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne on the sidelines of the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC).
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Indian High Commission welcomes NPP's win in Sri Lanka, reaffirms commitme
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Sharing a post on X, the High Commission of India in Colombo wrote, "HC Santosh Jha called on the President & Leader of NPP Anura Kumara Dissanayake to congratulate on NPP's victory in Sri Lanka #ParliamentaryElections2024. As a fellow democracy, India welcomes the mandate & remains
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Sri Lanka's Parliament passes bill to regulate online content
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Sri Lanka's Parliament has passed a bill to regulate online content, Al Jazeera reported.
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Sri Lanka's Domestic Debt Optimization passed in parliament
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informed the Parliament that the resolution was passed with amendments.
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Sri Lanka Parliament to hold special session on Saturday to discuss debt r
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In order to discuss getting Parliament's approval for the domestic debt restructuring process in Sri Lanka, a special weekend session will be held this week, Dailymirror reported.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters gather outside Presidential Secretariat after Wickre
Updated : 3 years, 8 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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Sri Lanka in very difficult situation, big challenges ahead: Newly elected
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe who was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's new President said that he was "in a very difficult situation" and that he faces "big challenges ahead" to lead the country out of the dire economic crisis.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe wins Presidential polls in Sri Lanka, succeeds Gotaba
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won the Presidential election on Wednesday amid the ongoing economic turmoil in the island nation.
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"Baseless": India denies reports of political influence amid Sri Lanka's P
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): India on Wednesday categorically denied media reports that New Delhi is making efforts at the political level to influence leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Parliament for the post of the Sri Lankan President.
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Voting underway in Parliament to elect next President of Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Voting is underway in Sri Lanka to elect a new president following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to a shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in the country.
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Sri Lanka showcases power of common man
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka, a much smaller country with an even smaller size of economy than its northern neighbour India, is facing disaster on account of pursuing bad economic policies in a matter of two years.
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