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Sri Lankan president to appoint new PM this week
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday that he will appoint a new prime minister within this week.
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Sri Lanka crisis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa ready to abolish executive presidency
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday announced that he is ready to abolish the executive presidency after discussing the issue with the Opposition regarding the formation of the new government.
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Sri Lankan President calls for political consensus to deal with economic c
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reiterated his call for a political consensus to deal with the challenges faced by the country, local media reported.
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South Korea to provide more job opportunities to Sri Lankans, says Korean
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Considering Sri Lanka's economic crisis, South Korea has said that it will focus on providing more employment opportunities to the nationals of the island country in Korea.
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UN rights office concerned over Sri Lanka's deepening economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 6 (ANI): The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern over the deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka and urged the government to defuse tensions peacefully.
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Sri Lankan President revokes State of Emergency
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday issued a notification revoking the proclamation issued declaring the State of Emergency, as the island nation continue to stare at the countrywide protests over the severe economic crisis.
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Massive protests outside Sri Lankan Parliament amid economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka witnessed massive protests outside its Parliament on Tuesday, with people demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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With curfew in force, Sri Lanka's capital wears deserted look
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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Sri Lanka imposes 36-hour nationwide curfew amid economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 (ANI): Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide curfew starting at 6 pm in the evening today till the morning 6 am on Monday (April 4) following unrest in the country with protests outside the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the ongoing economic crisis in th
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Sri Lankan Prez urges world to support vaccination drive of less wealthy n
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 4 (ANI): Underlining the threat posed by the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday called upon nations that have the wherewithal to support the vaccination drive of less wealthy countries more effectively.
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Easter Sunday bombings: Sri Lankan President assures to bring culprits to
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], April 4 (ANI): Recalling the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday said his government is committed to bringing the culprits responsible for the attack to justice.
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Sri Lankan President says economy has taken severe blow amid coronavirus s
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday said that his country's economy has taken a severe blow due to coronavirus and recommended SAARC member countries to formulate a mechanism to avail assistance for struggling economies to tide over the crisis.
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