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Lankan PM awarded honorary doctorate from Australia's Deakin Universi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geelong [Australia], Feb. 14 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Australia's Deakin University for contributions in reforms in economy, education and human rights in his country.
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Sri Lankan PM pledges to reduce poverty by half in next four years
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan. 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has promised to reduce poverty by half in the next four years and make Sri Lanka a high income country by 2030.
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Sri Lankan PM questions former president's opposition to development
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan. 14 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has questioned the joint opposition and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa that why they oppose the development program for Hambantota which is aimed at uplifting the future of the people.
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Sri Lanka declares December 30 as national day of mourning for ex-PM Wickr
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec.28 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government has declared December 30 as the national day of mourning for the death of former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake. Earlier, the day of mourning was fixed for December 31.
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Sri Lankan President, PM greets Hindu people on Deepavali
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct.29 (ANI): The National Deepavali Festival was held on Friday evening under the patronage of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Temple Trees.
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Sri Lanka needs new Constitution to suit post-war time: Ranil Wickremesing
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct.24 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the country needs a new Constitution as the war which prevailed for the past 30 years has ended and for the country to move forward, suitable changes for the post-war era need to be made.
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European Council assures regaining GSP+ concessions to Sri Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct. 18 (ANI): European Council President, Donald Tusk, held a meeting with the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Brussels.
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No issue in giving priority to protecting Buddhism in the country: Lanka P
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct. 4 (ANI): Maintaining that all political parties and leaders of all religious faiths have no issue in giving priority to protect Buddhism in the country, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that they have given their permission to the provisio
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India-Pak spat affecting SAARC, needs to get resolved insists Lankan PM Wi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): With the SAARC summit been called off due to a growing strife between India and Pakistan over the surgical strike, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe on Thursday expressed hope that the issue between the two Asian neighbours gets resolved soon, as
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India, Sri Lanka should unite in isolating sources of ideological sustenan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Lankan PM says will discuss fishermen row in detail with India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): Taking about the long-standing problems of Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen, visiting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said that he discussed the matter with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, adding there will be joint talks first between t
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Uri, Baramulla attacks: We condemned all forms of terrorism, says Sri Lank
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 5 (ANI): Asserting that "Sri Lanka never fought the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE fought us, which is the nature of terrorism", Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said as soon as this (Uri and Baramulla terrorist attacks) ha
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