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Sri Lanka Should Not Recognise Taliban Rule In Afghanistan: Former Lankan PM
Former Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe cautioned his government against recognising Taliban and advocated snapping of ties with Kabul, saying one should rethink if the country should be a "party to help terrorism" raise its head in the region.
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Sri Lankan Tamils Prefer Sajith Premadasa To Lead Main Opposition
The Tamil minority in Sri Lanka will prefer losing presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa to be the main Opposition leader in place of former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the main Tamil party TNA said on Friday.
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Former Sri Lankan President Seeks PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's Resignation
Sri Lanka's former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa became the President, asserting that governance will improve if the President and the Cabinet are from the same party.
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"Sri Lanka's True Friend": PM Ranil Wickremesinghe On Sushma Swaraj
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday expressed sorrow at the death of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, saying that her efforts to achieve regional policy objectives made a lasting impression among the Lankan public.
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US Eager To Work With Restored Sri Lankan Prime Minister
The United States yesterday praised the restoration of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe -- controversially replaced by a former strongman in October -- and voiced eagerness to work with him.
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Lankan President Suspends Parliament As Crisis Deepens After PM Sacked
Sri Lanka's president issued a formal notice Saturday for Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down as prime minister and recognise his shock dismissal, in an unfolding constitutional crisis. Hours after sacking his former ally, President Maithripala Sirisena issued gazettes formalising the dramatic move, and the installation of one-time strongman presiden...
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Will Remain Lankan PM, Naming Rajapaksa Unconstitutional: Wickremesinghe
The swearing in of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister is "illegal and unconstitutional", sacked premier Ranil Wickremesinghe asserted Friday.
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Lankan President Sacks PM, Replaces Him With Mahinda Rajapakse
Maithripala Sirisena installed Sri Lanka's controversial former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse as the country's new prime minister Friday, the president's office said, in a surprise move announced moments after the incumbent premier was sacked.
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Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe Challenges Rajapaksa To Topple Government
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today challenged Mahinda Rajapaksa to topple the current government, days after the former president expressed his intent to make a political comeback by bringing down the government this year.
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Sri Lanka Should Not Recognise Taliban Rule In Afghanistan: Former Lankan PM
Former Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe cautioned his government against recognising Taliban and advocated snapping of ties with Kabul, saying one should rethink if the country should be a "party to help terrorism" raise its head in the region.
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Sri Lankan Tamils Prefer Sajith Premadasa To Lead Main Opposition
The Tamil minority in Sri Lanka will prefer losing presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa to be the main Opposition leader in place of former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the main Tamil party TNA said on Friday.
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Former Sri Lankan President Seeks PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's Resignation
Sri Lanka's former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa became the President, asserting that governance will improve if the President and the Cabinet are from the same party.
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"Sri Lanka's True Friend": PM Ranil Wickremesinghe On Sushma Swaraj
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday expressed sorrow at the death of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, saying that her efforts to achieve regional policy objectives made a lasting impression among the Lankan public.
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US Eager To Work With Restored Sri Lankan Prime Minister
The United States yesterday praised the restoration of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe -- controversially replaced by a former strongman in October -- and voiced eagerness to work with him.
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Lankan President Suspends Parliament As Crisis Deepens After PM Sacked
Sri Lanka's president issued a formal notice Saturday for Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down as prime minister and recognise his shock dismissal, in an unfolding constitutional crisis. Hours after sacking his former ally, President Maithripala Sirisena issued gazettes formalising the dramatic move, and the installation of one-time strongman presiden...
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Will Remain Lankan PM, Naming Rajapaksa Unconstitutional: Wickremesinghe
The swearing in of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister is "illegal and unconstitutional", sacked premier Ranil Wickremesinghe asserted Friday.
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Lankan President Sacks PM, Replaces Him With Mahinda Rajapakse
Maithripala Sirisena installed Sri Lanka's controversial former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse as the country's new prime minister Friday, the president's office said, in a surprise move announced moments after the incumbent premier was sacked.
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Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe Challenges Rajapaksa To Topple Government
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today challenged Mahinda Rajapaksa to topple the current government, days after the former president expressed his intent to make a political comeback by bringing down the government this year.
