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Sri Lanka's entire Cabinet Ministers resign amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Sri Lanka's entire Cabinet Ministers apart from Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to resign amid rising public anger against the government over the economic crisis in the country.
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Sri Lankan PM's son resigns from all his portfolios
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has resigned from all his portfolios.
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister's office refutes reports of Mahinda Rajapaksa's r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office on Sunday refuted the reports of the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and termed them "false" adding that there are no such plans at present.
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Man ends life in front of Sri Lankan President's house over power cuts
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): A 53-year-old man committed suicide in front of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house in Mirihana.
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Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 12 Indian fishermen, impounds one boat near Del
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): The Sri Lankan navy on Sunday apprehended 12 Indian fishermen and impounded one boat for allegedly fishing near Deft island.
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Sri Lanka: Emergency should not become pretext for rights violations, says
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): A London based rights watchdog on Saturday warned the Sri Lankan government that the declaration of emergency in the island nation, in the name of public security, should not become a pretext for human rights violations.
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Former Sri Lankan envoy to US pleads guilty for fraud
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka Ambassador to the US, Jaliya Chitran Wickramasuriya, on Saturday pleaded guilty to defrauding the Lankan government.
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Sri Lankan President declares public emergency after unrest
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday issued an extraordinary gazette declaring a public emergency in the island nation with effect, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka imposes police curfew in Western province amid unrest in island
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 (ANI): Sri Lanka has imposed a police curfew in Western Province for six hours amid unrest after protests were held outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence over the worsening economic crisis in the island nation.
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Sri Lankan President blames unidentified 'extremist' group for violent pro
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office blamed an unidentified 'extremist' group for creating the violent situation during the protest near the Jubilee Post in Nugegoda, Colombo, the Colombo Page reported citing President's media division's pr
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Sri Lanka lifts curfew imposed after violent protests outside President Ra
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): An overnight curfew imposed in several parts of Colombo, after protests outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence over worsening economic crisis in the country turned violent, has been lifted, local media reported on Friday.
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Protest outside Sri Lankan President's residence turns violent, ten injure
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): At least ten people were injured including journalists after protests held outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa turned violent on Thursday.
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