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India stands with Sri Lankans as they seek to realise their aspirations: M
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): India stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek prosperity and progress through democratic means and constitutional framework and continue to follow the development in the island country, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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Enraged Sri Lankans 'unwind' at President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house has become a new tourist spot in Colombo as enraged protestors after taking over the residence entirely are unwinding -- strolling through the balconies, relaxing in bedrooms, dining in the kitchen and tak
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Over 6 million Sri Lankans face food insecurity due to record inflation: U
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): Some 6.26 million Sri Lankans, or three in 10 households, are unsure of where their next meal is coming from, according to the latest food insecurity assessment from the World Food Programme (WFP), released on Wednesday.
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Medicine prices in Sri Lanka skyrocketed, citizens struggle to find medici
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 6 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis and severe fuel shortage, Sri Lankans are finding it difficult to procure medicine and medical equipment.
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2 Sri Lankans refugees found at Rameswaram island, probe underway
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, many citizens are fleeing the island nation. On Monday, two Sri Lankan refugees were found on Rameswaram island and they are investigated by the Tamil Nadu Police.
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22 per cent of Sri Lankans need food aid: UN official
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 10 (ANI): A total of 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment, a high-level UN official said on Friday.
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Sri Lankans look towards India amid unprecedented economic crisis
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to face a dearth of fuel across the country, the island nation is looking toward India for assistance in the face of the unprecedented economic crisis.
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Sri Lankans to face severe power cuts due to lack of sufficient fuel, wate
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka, on Sunday announced that there will be a 4 hour and 30-minute power cut for three days due to the lack of sufficient fuel and water to generate electricity.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters seek resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ami
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a string of protests marked the island nation as the citizens demanded the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his inability to curb the crisis.
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Sri Lankans protests against govt project 'Go Gota Go' outside Presidents'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sri Lanka [Colombo], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lankans carried out a massive protest on Sunday night, against the Rajapaksa government projected 'Go Gota Go' outside the President's Office in Colombo, amid the country's economic crisis.
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Sri Lankans dressed as the dead demand justice for victims of Easter bombi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): A group of Sri Lankan people dressed as the dead staged a peaceful protest walk from Aluthkade to Galle Face demanding justice for the deaths of more than 260 Sri Lankans in Islamic State-inspired bombings on Easter Sunday three years ago.
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Sri Lankans protesting at Galle Face reject PM Rajapaksa's offer for talks
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 14 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a group of protestors at the Galle Face area, which they have renamed "Gota Go Gama", rejected the offer of talks extended by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa while pressing for the resignation of the r
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