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Sri Lankan President says he's ready to establish all-party govt
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanaka], April 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that he in principle is willing to form an all-party government with the political parties represented in Parliament.
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Sri Lankan President says he's willing to form interim government to resol
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that he is willing to take immediate steps to form an interim government to curb and resolve the ongoing economic crisis in the country.
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Sri Lankan President admits making mistakes as economic crisis persists
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Admitted that his government made mistakes on some policy fronts, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said he is ready to correct those mistakes and move forward.
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Sri Lankan President appoints 17 ministers in Cabinet to firefight economi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday appointed 17 Cabinet Ministers even while anti-government protests continue to pick steam following the economic and political crisis in the country.
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Sri Lankan President to appoint new Cabinet amid anti-government protests
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Sri Lanka following the economic and political crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to draft fresh blood in the council of ministers in the island nation while it has been learnt that the size of the
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Drug dealers, fundamentalist groups taking advantage of economic crisis,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Amid protests in Sri Lanka over the country's worst economic crisis, an advisor to the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday said the government has tried to control drug dealers "who have a lot of money" and that they are "very angry". Read More
Sri Lanka: Protesters call Rajapaksa Govt tyrant, full of nepotism as Gall
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): A massive crowd continues to remain gathered at Galle Face, the main beachfront in the capital Colombo, outside Sri Lankan President's secretariat to protest against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the economic cr
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Galle Face area in Sri Lanka echoes with 'Go Gota Go'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 15 (ANI): Sinhalese, Tamils, and Muslims gathered at Galle Face Green, the main beachfront in the capital Colombo, outside Sri Lankan President's secretariat and raised 'Go Gota Go' slogans and also held President Gotabaya Rajapaksa responsible for the country's
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Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new financial team for d
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday night appointed a new financial and economic team for multilateral affairs and debt sustainability.
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UN rights office concerned over Sri Lanka's deepening economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 6 (ANI): The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern over the deepening economic crisis in Sri Lanka and urged the government to defuse tensions peacefully.
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Sri Lankan President revokes State of Emergency
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday issued a notification revoking the proclamation issued declaring the State of Emergency, as the island nation continue to stare at the countrywide protests over the severe economic crisis.
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Protest erupts outside Sri Lankan President's son's house in Los Angeles
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], April 5 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to be witnessing massive protests against the government amid a severe economic crisis, a small group of protestors has gathered outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's son's house in Los Angeles, USA, with protestors calling on him to a
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