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Sri Lanka to elect new PM on July 20: Minister
Colombo: Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Prasanna Ranatunga on Monday announced that the new President of Sri Lanka will be elected on July 20. Ranatunga said that the party leaders have…
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Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers to resign if new govt formed: PM’s office
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers have decided to resign if an agreement is reached to form an all-party government, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Monday. In discussions held…
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Sri Lankan PM residence now a ‘picnic spot’
Colombo: After intruding in Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s house, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s residence in Colombo became a picnic spot for the protestors, as they take over the place — playing…
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, confirms Sri Lanka PM
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s office on Monday confirmed that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign from the post as announced earlier. Earlier, Rajapaksa informed the Speaker that he would resign from the…
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India stands with people of Sri Lanka: MEA on dramatic political developments in Colombo
New Delhi: India on Sunday said it stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realise their “aspirations” for progress through democratic means and constitutional framework, a day after…
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Sri Lanka’s Opposition parties to meet to discuss new govt formation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main Opposition parties are expected to hold a special party meeting on Sunday to forge consensus on establishing an all-party government amid the unprecedented political turmoil as President Gotabaya…
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Sri Lankan Police arrest 3 persons for setting fire to PM Wickremesinghe’s pvt residence
Colombo: Sri Lankan police on Sunday arrested three people for setting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence here on fire a day earlier, which caused extensive destruction of the property, media reports…
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China employed ‘Debt Trap Diplomacy’ to gain strategic edge over SL: Think tank
New Delhi: China employed its devious ‘Debt Trap Diplomacy’ to gain a strategic edge over Sri Lanka, an independent foreign policy think tank said on Saturday after Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe…
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign on July 13
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would resign on Wednesday, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced late Saturday night, hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence, blaming his government…
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister announces resignation amid economic crisis
Colombo: Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will resign from his post in order to ensure the continuation of the government and the safety of all the citizens.…
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Ready to accept party leaders’ decision: Sri Lanka President
Colombo: Making his stance clear for the first time amid massive public pressure to step down, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he would respect any decision taken at the party…
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Sri Lanka: Hundreds of anti-govt protesters break into Prez’s residence
Colombo: Hundreds of protesters in Sri Lanka, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Saturday stormed into his official residence in central Colombo’s high-security Fort area after breaking the barricades, as…
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Sri Lanka IOC suspends fuel distribution for 2 days over mass protest fears
Colombo: Lanka IOC, the subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation in Sri Lanka, on Friday announced that it was suspending fuel distribution for two days in view of the mass public protest demanding…
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Sri Lanka increases key rates to 21-yr high to fight inflation
Colombo: In an effort to fight inflation due to the ongoing economic crisis, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s decided to increase the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR)…
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SL to present debt restructuring programme to IMF by August: PM Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lanka will present a debt restructuring programme to the IMF by August to secure a bailout package, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday, but acknowledged that negotiations with…
