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Hope that interim PM, President appointed soon: Former Sri Lankan minister
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country without signing his resignation, said former cabinet minister Patali Champika Ranawaka on Wednesday as he expressed hope that an interim prime minister and the president will soon be appointed.
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Sri Lankan President meets country's defence chiefs amid political unrest
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid the political and economic unrest in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met with the tri-force commanders and the Chief of Defence staff, local media reported.
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, PM confirms
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Amid mounting pressure from protesters, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he is resigning from his post.
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Sri Lanka: The last remaining Rajapaksa announces resignation, dramatic pi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday agreed to step down from his post hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence in the capital of Colombo, forcing him to flee to an unknown location.
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Amid massive protests, Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down as Sri Lankan Presi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] July 9 (ANI): Hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence in the capital of Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday agreed to step down from his post.
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Sri Lankan President to visit UAE to procure fuel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 30 (ANI): Amid the fuel shortage in the country, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the coming weeks to procure the fuel.
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Top Indian delegation holds talks with Sri Lanka President on economic sup
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 23 (ANI): A high-level Indian delegation led by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra held talks with Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo on Thursday amid the ongoing economic crisis in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka: Ceylon Electricity Board head quits; apologizes after alleging
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 14 (ANI): The Chairman of Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), M M C Ferdinando has resigned days after he alleged before the parliamentary panel that Prime Minister Narendra Modi influenced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to award a wind power project to the Ad
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Sri Lanka President orders release of Rs 1.8 billion from COVID-19 fund fo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 4 (ANI): Amid Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic crisis, its President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the release of Rs 1.8 billion from COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund for the import of essential medicines.
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'Gota Go Gama' demonstrators deny 'false claims' of meeting Sri Lanka Pres
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 2 (ANI): Demonstrators against Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led government in Sri Lanka have denied claims that they had met the Sri Lankan President and alleged that false claims were being made in an attempt to scuttle the ongoing struggle at Galle Face.
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Primary goal of educational reforms should be to create good citizens: Sri
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that the primary goal of educational reforms should be to create good citizens, who would be able to contribute to the economy of the island country.
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Sri Lankan President seeks international assistance to address economic cr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 27 (ANI): As Sri Lanka is suffering from a severe economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday called upon the international community to help Sri Lanka meet the essential requirements of medicines, food supplies, and fuel to overcome the issue.
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