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Ranil Wickremesinghe returns as Lankan PM

The oath will be taken before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at 6 p.m. local time….reports Asian Lite News To end the current political deadlock, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will take oath as

May 12, 2022

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Lanka bans ex-PM Rajapaksa from leaving country

Mahinda Rajapaksa, his son and others, who were present at the meeting, need to be present in Sri Lanka for the ongoing investigations on the attacks as they were suspected to have

May 12, 2022

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Rajapakse to remain in naval base until normalcy returns

The Defence Secretary said that the military will provide security to Rajapaksa as long as it takes because as a former Prime Minister he is entitled to security for life….reports Asian Lite

May 12, 2022

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Lankan President to appoint new PM, cabinet

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assured that as demanded by various sections of the society, he would make ways to abolish the Presidential system…reports SUSITHA FERNANDO To end the ongoing political crisis,

May 12, 2022

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Colombo Stock Exchange shut amid unrest

The CSE said in a statement that they had been informed that the Real Time Gross Settlement system of the central bank will not be operated on Tuesday…reports Asian Lite News Colombo

May 10, 2022

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Lanka running out of cooking gas

Lankans have been facing severe gas shortages for months and long queues to buy gas can be seen across the country….reports Asian Lite News Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka’s leading

May 9, 2022

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Curfew in Lankan capital

The crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Friday declared a state of emergency after the crippling strike and protest over the external debt for the second time in five weeks….reports Asian Lite News After

May 9, 2022

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State of emergency in Lanka

President Rajapaksa declared state of emergency on the powers vested on him under the Public Security Ordinance….reports SUSITHA FERNANDO Following Friday’s island-wide trade union strike bringing Sri Lanka to a complete halt

May 6, 2022

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Hartal brings Lanka to a standstill, Protests rock Parliament

Public protests were conducted in almost all the cities demanding the government to step down immediately….writes SUSITHA FERNANDO Burdened by growing food crisis and shortages of fuel and gas, Sri Lankans launched

May 6, 2022

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Rajapaksas still hold trump card amid chaos

The Rajapaksa-backed candidate received votes from 148 out of 225 MPs while the opposition’s candidate received only 65 votes….reports SUSITHA FERNANDO Amidst a month long public protests and ahead of Friday’s island

May 6, 2022

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