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Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves Singapore: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Singapore, August 11 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Singapore on Thursday after nearly a month's stay in the country, local media reported citing officials.
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Thailand allows Gotabaya Rajapaksa temporary stay on condition he doesn't
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): Thailand has allowed former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa temporary stay in Thailand to look for permanent asylum in another country on the condition that he does not cause problems for the country.
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Australian team donates Sri Lanka tour prize money for supporting children
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Led by Pat Cummins, a United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Australia ambassador, the team will donate $45,000 to the organisation's Sri Lanka appeal.
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Sri Lankan SC extends travel ban on Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the travel ban imposed on the country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa until September 5.
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9 Indian fishermen arrested for 'trespassing' in Sri Lankan waters
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 10 (ANI): A total of nine fishermen travelling in a boat from the coastal district of Tamil Nadu have been arrested for trespassing and fishing in Sri Lankan waters.
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Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to go to Thailand: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power in July, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday after he fled the island nation last month following a large-scale uprising, media reports said.
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Bangladesh's foreign reserves are good, won't see repeat of Lankan crisis:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Amid raging protests against skyrocketing fuel prices, the Bangladesh government has asserted that Dhaka won't see a similar fate to the Sri Lankan crisis because the country has a substantial amount of foreign reserves.
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China curbs social media presence of Lankan embassy after its vessel was d
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 9 (ANI): In response to the Sri Lankan government's move to suspend the visit of a Chinese ship to Hambantota port, Chinese social media platform TikTok has barred a promotional campaign by the Sri Lankan embassy on Douyin - the TikTok application for China - medi
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Rights experts condemn repeated use of emergency in Sri Lanka to crack dow
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts on Monday (local time) condemned the extensive, prolonged and repeated use of state of emergency measures since April 2, 2022 by Sri Lankan authorities to crack down on peaceful protesters and prevent them from voicing their griev
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Newly-appointed Sri Lankan tourism brand ambassador meets Indian High Comm
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 8 (ANI): The newly-appointed brand ambassador for tourism promotions in Sri Lanka and ex-cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya met with the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Gopal Baglay on Monday.
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Chinese oil giant Sinopec likely to enter Lankan fuel market amid Beijing'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to remain in the Chinese debt trap, the biggest petrochemical company in China, Sinopec, is likely to start retail operations in the Lankan fuel market, local media said citing sources.
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UN chief extends support to Sri Lanka amid crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended support to the Sri Lankan government and the people to meet their immediate and long-term needs.
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