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Sri Lankans protesting at Galle Face reject PM Rajapaksa's offer for talks
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 14 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a group of protestors at the Galle Face area, which they have renamed "Gota Go Gama", rejected the offer of talks extended by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa while pressing for the resignation of the r
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Foreign debt payments default will put pressure on banking sector: Sri Lan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Reacting to the Sri Lanka government's temporary suspension of payment of all foreign debts, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that this will place further pressure on the banking sector in the country.
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On eve of Sri Lankan New Year, PM Rajapaksa offers to hold talks with prot
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Wednesday that as the country's prime minister, he is ready to speak with the protesters who have been protesting against the government at Galle Face in Colombo for five days over the economic and p
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Sri Lankan PM to issue special statement tonight
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is going to issue a special statement on Monday evening, the PM Office said in a statement.
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Protestors burn effigies of Sri Lanka President, PM at anti-govt protests
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Milan [Italy], April 10 (ANI): Some 1000 Sri Lankan nationals staged an anti-government protest at Central Railway Station in Milan, Italy.
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Sri Lanka's political alliance moves bill to remove powers of executive pr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Sri Lanka's parliamentary group of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) on Sunday said that they have come up with a private member's bill to scrap the 20th amendment and remove the powers of the executive presidency.
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Sri Lanka: Colombo's Galle Face Green urban park closed today amid schedul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 9 (ANI): Authorities on Saturday closed Galle Face Green Urban Park in Sri Lanka's Colombo, the venue where locals had planned to hold a massive protest.
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Sri Lanka's public sector employees, LGBT community join protest against R
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 8 (ANI): Public sector employees and the LGBT community in Sri Lanka joined protest against the Sri Lankan government as the country faces a severe economic crisis.
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Indian businessmen in Sri Lanka helping people cope with economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 (ANI): As Sri Lanka is reeling under an economic crisis, Indian businessmen in the island nation are taking initiatives under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to help the people cope with the current situation.
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Sri Lanka's heathcare sector witnesses major downfall amid shortage of ess
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 (ANI): Reeling from the economic crisis, the healthcare sector of Sri Lanka is also under stress as it is witnessing a major downfall due to a sudden rise in the prices of essential medicines that have been hiked upto 29 per cent after being prescribed by the
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University lecturers, Professors protest against Sri Lankan govt over econ
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a group of university lecturers and professors on Wednesday held a protest demonstration against the government.
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Massive protests outside Sri Lankan Parliament amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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