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Sri Lankan Opposition leader slams govt for being reckless
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces one of the worst economic crises since gaining independence, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa slammed Sri Lankan government for being reckless, and asked the masses to observe a "Black May Day" this year.
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Sri Lankan leaders promise to address challenges amid economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government is taking various approaches to address current challenges faced by the country, the country's President and the Prime Minister said in their messages on the International Labour Day.
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Sri Lankan economic crisis: Nearly 1000 public, private unions to launch m
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Protesting the Sri Lankan government led by Rajapaksa, around 1000 public and private sector unions are set to launch a massive strike on April 28.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB to hold meet on Sunday to discuss no-confi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya will hold a meeting on Sunday to decide their next move regarding the no-confidence motion against the ruling government and impeachment motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith signs impeachment and no-confidence m
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): The leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, on Wednesday signed the impeachment motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the no-confidence motion against the government.
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Protests intensifies in Colombo against Sri Lankan govt amidst economic cr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13 (ANI): Protests in Colombo intensified on Tuesday against the Sri Lankan government amidst the ongoing economic crisis, despite Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's appeal to the people to keep patience in order to enable the government to resolve the situation.
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Protestors burn effigies of Sri Lanka President, PM at anti-govt protests
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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: UN experts condemn crackdown on protests
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts have urged the Sri Lankan Government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and of expression during peaceful protests, amid the country's severe economic crisis.
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Opposition MP in Sri Lanka calls for impeachment of President Gotabaya Raj
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 9 (ANI): Amid the severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka, National People's Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath on Friday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should be impeached if he on his own doesn't quit and the no-confidence motion be brought against the incumben
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Protest held outside US Embassy in Colombo against Sri Lankan govt
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 9 (ANI): A protest was held outside US Embassy in Colombo against the Sri Lankan government as the country faces a severe economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka's public sector employees, LGBT community join protest against R
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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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University lecturers, Professors protest against Sri Lankan govt over econ
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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