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Sri Lanka’s deposed ex-leader returns from exile
COLOMBO: Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the…
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‘Our divisions are now over’: new Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Crisis-wracked Sri Lanka’s divisions had come to an end, the country’s new President Ranil Wickremesinghe said Wednesday after he…
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Sri Lankan president e-mails resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa e-mailed his resignation on Thursday, shortly after he reached Singapore, a spokesman for the…
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Sri Lanka president flies to Singapore from Maldives
Malé: Sri Lanka’s president left the Maldives Thursday aboard a Saudia airline plane bound for Singapore, an airport official told…
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Protesters storm Sri Lanka PM’s office after President flees abroad
COLOMBO: Protesters in Sri Lanka defied tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister’s…
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Sri Lanka’s president to step down on July 13
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his official residence Saturday to escape an angry mob of protesters, has…
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Sri Lanka PM says willing to step down for unity govt
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was willing to resign to make way for a new unity government, his…
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Sri Lanka rules out IMF bailout, seeks new China loan
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka ruled out an IMF bailout yesterday and said it plans to seek another loan from China to…
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Kuwait, Sri Lanka to improve labor related cooperation
By Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Dr Mubarak Al-Azmi, Deputy General Director for Manpower Protection at the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM),…
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Sri Lanka president admits govt ‘not delivering’ as prices soar
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa admitted his government is “not delivering” as shortages persist of food, medicines and other…
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Shaman dies of COVID after touting ‘blessed’ water cure
COLOMBO: A high-profile shaman who tried to end Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 outbreak with “blessed” water has died of the virus,…
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Sri Lanka imposes price controls to tackle food crisis
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka imposed price controls on key foods Friday as the government stepped up the use of emergency powers…
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