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Adhir Chowdhury calls for all-party meet on Sri Lankan crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): With Sri Lanka reeling from its worst economic crisis, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday asked the Centre to convene an all-party meeting over the issue.
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Sri Lankans in Maldives protest against ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lankans residing in the Maldives staged a protest on Wednesday against ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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US Embassy in Sri Lanka cancels all consular services amid fresh protests
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): US Embassy in Sri Lanka on Wednesday cancelled its all consular services for today and tomorrow amid fresh protests.
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India 'categorically' denies reports of sending troops to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 (ANI): The Indian High Commission on Wednesday "categorically" denied media reports about New Delhi sending its troops to Colombo, stating that the country is fully supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery.
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Sri Lanka cancels leave of security forces after declaration of emergency
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Saturday cancelled the leave of security forces with immediate effect after the declaration of a state of emergency in the island nation.
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EU, US voice concerns over imposition of emergency in Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): After the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared an island-wide state of emergency, the envoys of the European Union, the United States, and several other western countries have expressed their concern over the move by the government.
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Sri Lanka: UN welcomes lifting of State of Emergency
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 (ANI): The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed the lifting of the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, which was imposed for the "maintenance of public order."
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UN rights office concerned over Sri Lanka's deepening economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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 Lanka: Opposition leader terms Cabinet Ministers' resignation ploy to
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): Claiming that the Cabinet Ministers' resignation is a melodrama, Sri Lankan Opposition leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Sajith Premadasa said the drama is being enacted to fool the people of the country.
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Sri Lanka: State of emergency still in place as curfew lifted
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 4 (ANI): The 36-hour long curfew that was imposed on Sri Lanka on Saturday evening has been lifted on Monday morning at 6 am but the country is still under the effect of a state of emergency.
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Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday, April 3, according to an internet observatory.
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Sri Lanka: Emergency should not become pretext for rights violations, says
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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