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Sri Lanka: New PM appoints Ruwan Wijewardena to protect Gota Go Gama
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that he has entrusted the Sri Lankan State Minister of Defense and Deputy Leader of the UNP, Ruwan Wijewardena with the responsibility to give protection to the protest site at Galle
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Sri Lanka: Protestors demand arrest of Mahinda Rajapaksa in fresh protests
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): The anti-government protestors in Sri Lanka established a new protest site at the temple trees near the residence of the Prime Minister of the country to rally against the alleged political deal made between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and newly appointed
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Acute shortage of LPG cylinders aggravating protests in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic catastrophe in Sri Lanka, the inaccessibility to LPG cylinders for over a month has resulted in locals' protest outside Slave Island PS in Colombo on Saturday.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka amid the worst economic crisis faced by the country that has seen violent anti-government protests.
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Burnt buses, submerged cars become selfie points outside Sri Lanka's PM re
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12, (ANI): Amid the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka, including large scale anti-government protests that turned violent on Monday, the country has found for itself new selfie points near burnt buses and cars submerged in ponds outside the Prime Minister's re
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Sri Lanka court bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from leaving country
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Mahinda Rajapaksa, who recently tendered his resignation from the position of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, has been barred from leaving the country by a local court, media reports said.
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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: Chief Prelate denounce brutal attacks by government against pea
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 10 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka, the Chief Prelates, a group of high-ranking Buddhist monks on Monday condemned the violent attacks by the Sri Lanka police unleashed upon peaceful protesters.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters set on fire houses of Mayor, MPs
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 9 (ANI): Anti-government protesters on Monday set on fire the official residences of Sri Lanka's Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando and the MPs Sanath Nishantha, Ramesh Pathirana, and Nimal Lanza.
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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 defence ministry asks people to be 'patient' amid crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Sunday requested the people to practice "utmost intelligence and patience" amid the ongoing political and economic crisis in the Island nation.
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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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