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Sri Lankas newly appointed PM Rajapakse loses confidence vote
Sri Lanka’s parliament passed a no-confidence motion against newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse on Wednesday, presenting a standoff with…
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Rally backs ousted Sri Lankan PM
Tens of thousands of supporters of sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe blocked roads in Sri Lanka’s capital on Tuesday, stepping…
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Lanka Presdient sacks PM, suspends parliament
COLOMBO, Oct 27, (RTRS): Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday suspended parliament till Nov 16, a day after removing…
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Sports
Sri Lanka end ‘losing streak’ against SAfrica in tense clash
Hosts beat tourists by three wickets PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Aug 9, (AFP): Suranga Lakmal took three key wickets in a…
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Regulator suspends TV network linked to PM – Power struggle worsens in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, June 6, (Agencies): A television network owned by the family of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was suspended…
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Breaking News
Sri Lanka prison chief arrested over 2012 massacre
Colombo, March 29, 2018 (AFP) -Sri Lankan police Thursday arrested a top prison official over a massacre of 27 inmates…
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Breaking News
Sri Lanka lifts Facebook ban after anti-Muslim violence ends
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government has lifted a weeklong ban on social media that was imposed because…
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Police investigate fresh anti-Muslim attack in Sri Lanka
Colombo, March 11, 2018 (AFP) -Vandals attacked a Muslim-owned restaurant in Sri Lanka on Sunday in an alleged “hate crime”,…
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Sri Lanka to probe anti-Muslim riots, lift curfew
Colombo, March 10, 2018 (AFP) -An investigation into anti-Muslim riots that spread in central Sri Lanka prompting the authorities to…
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Muslims pray under military protection in Sri Lanka after riots
Colombo, March 9, 2018 (AFP) -Soldiers and police guarded mosques across Sri Lanka during Friday prayers amid fears of new…
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