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UN rights chief urges restraint, ask authorities to start dialogue in Sri
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 10 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka to prevent further violence, and urged restraint and meaningful dialogue to address the grievances of the population amid the severe economic crisis i
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Sri Lanka extends curfew until Thursday as protests intensify
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): As the nationwide protests refuse to die down, Sri Lankan authorities have extended the curfew until 7 am on Thursday.
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Angry protesters pull down statue of DA Rajapaksa, father of Rajapaksa bro
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Angry protesters in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Tuesday pulled down the statue of D.A. Rajapaksa, the father of the Rajapaksa brothers.
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Violent protests force former Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to take shelter
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and some of his family members have been shifted to Trincomalee Naval Base, a day after he resigned following violent protests that led to a nationwide curfew.
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Sri Lanka to lift curfew tomorrow at 7 am
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): After a few hours of the imposition of curfew in Sri Lanka, the same will be finally lifted on Tuesday at 7 am, said the Sri Lankan police on Monday.
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Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence set on fire in Kurunegala
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence in the city of Kurunegala in the north-western province was set on fire on Monday, hours after the leader tendered his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the country goes through an inten
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Sri Lanka PM resigns, recommends all-party interim government
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who tendered his resignation on Monday, has recommended the formation of an all-party interim government in his letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka PM likely to resign this week
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to resign this week so that the new cabinet can take over, local media reported.
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Protestors hoot at Sri Lanka PM during his temple visit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was hooted at by protestors when he visited Anuradhapura on Sunday morning, Sri Lankan media reported.
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Complete system change needed with help of youth, says former Sri Lanka PM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in the country, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister and leader of the United National Party, said in a meeting on Saturday that Sri Lanka requires a complete system change with the help of the nation's youth.
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Sri Lanka: Rebel lawmakers ask Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign honourably or f
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): The group of ruling party lawmakers who rebelled and became an independent group earlier this month, said that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa should resign from his post, or else will have to face a no-confidence motion.
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Every second you protest on road, we are losing dollars: Sri Lanka PM Mahi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): In a special address to the nation amid the ongoing economic crisis and massive protests calling for his ouster, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday requested people to remain patient in order to enable the government to resolve the si
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