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Sri Lanka Parliament to be reconvened on Nov 5: Rajapaksa
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 1 (ANI): The newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa announced that the country's Parliament will be reconvened on November 5.
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Sri Lanka bowling coach suspended for breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Oct 31 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday charged Sri Lankan bowling coach Nuwan Zoysa for breaching their Anti-Corruption Code, resulting in his provisional suspension.
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Massive protest in Sri Lanka over Wickremesinghe's sacking
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 30 (ANI): Hundreds of people on Tuesday took to the streets of Colombo to protest against President Maithripala Sirisena's decision of sacking Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and demanded the reconvening of the parliament to end the constitutional crisis in the i
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India withdraw from South West Asian Football Federation
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): India along with six other South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) members, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Pakistan pulled out of the newly-formed South West Asian Football Federation (SWAFF) with immediate effect on Monday.
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Newly appointed Sri Lankan cabinet sworn in
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 30 (ANI): Newly-appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse's cabinet was on Monday sworn in amid increasing pressure on President Maithripala Sirisena to convene an early session of the Parliament.
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Colombo shooting: Police nab Arjuna Ranatunga
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 29 (ANI): Sri Lanka's petroleum minister Arjuna Ranatunga has been arrested on account of his alleged role in a shooting incident that took place on Sunday at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in Colombo's Dematagoda suburb.
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Moody's expresses concern on Sri Lanka crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 29 (ANI): Credit rating agency Moody's on Monday asserted that the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka is credit negative for the sovereign and the sudden appointment of the new Prime minister had heightened the policy uncertainty.
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1 dead in Sri Lanka CPC shooting
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): An individual, identified as MRPA Rajapaksa, succumbed to his injuries following a shooting incident at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) premises on Sunday.
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Newly-appointed Sri Lankan PM calls for Provincial Council polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): Amid political turmoil brewing in Sri Lanka, newly-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for Provincial Councils elections and Parliamentary election at the earliest.
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Wickremesinghe violated principles of good governance: Sirisena
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): Defending his decision to oust Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday claimed that the former's political conduct was unbecoming of civilised politics, as he grossly violated the principles of good govern
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Sri Lanka: 3 injured in shootout amid political turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Dematagoda [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): As many as three people were injured here in a shooting incident on Sunday after a group of protestors blocked former Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga's route as he arrived at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)
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Sri Lanka Speaker recognises Ranil Wickremesinghe as PM
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): Amid political uproar in the nation, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on Sunday recognised Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister, three days after he was sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena.
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