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Sri Lanka Elections: A Look At The 5 Key Candidates And What They Stand For
Sri Lanka, which is slowly recovering from its worst-ever economic crisis, will vote to elect the next President on Saturday.
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Namal Rajapaksa Announced As Candidate For Sri Lankan Presidency
Namal Rajapaksa, the 38-year-old heir to the Rajapaksa dynasty, was on Wednesday named as the SLPP candidate for the presidential election, thus officially ending Rajapaksa family's backing to the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa's First Parliament Appearance Since Quitting As Lanka PM
Sri Lanka's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday made his first appearance in Parliament since he was forced to resign as prime minister and take shelter in a navy camp under high security.
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"No Law And Order At The Moment," Says Former Sri Lanka PM's Son To NDTV
As Sri Lanka continues to deal with an economic crisis, former cabinet minister Namal Rajapaksa urged protesters to maintain peace as violence is not the solution.
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Sri Lanka Court Bans Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, Allies From Leaving Country
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday banned former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his politician son Namal and 15 allies from leaving the country over acts of violence against anti-government demonstrators.
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Lankan PM's Son Resigns As Minister Amid Economic Crisis
Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has resigned from all his portfolios.
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"Completely Useless": Lanka PM's Minister Son On Social Media Blackout
Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan minister and the eldest son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has urged the government to reconsider the curbs on social media, pointing out that such bans are "completely useless".
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Sri Lankan Minister Meets PM Modi, Gifts Sinhala Version Of Bhagavad Gita
Sri Lankan Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parinirvana Stupa on Wednesday after the inauguration of the Kushinagar International Airport in the city.
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PM Modi Has Open-Minded Approach Towards Foreign Policy: Lanka PM's Son
Relations between Sri Lanka, India and China were once "misinterpreted" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a "progressive approach" towards foreign policy, Namal Rajapaksa, the son of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has told NDTV.
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In Bid To Gain Support, Lankan PM, President May Free Tamil Prisoners
The legislator son of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today indicated that the demand of the Tamil minority community to release all Tamil prisoners may be fulfilled soon, a move aimed at persuading the Tamil legislators to support Mr Rajapaksa. "President Sirisena and Prime Minister Rajapaksa would make a decision very soon," Namal Raj...
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Tamil Prisoners May Be Released To Tilt Scales In Favour Of Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's legislator son Namal Sunday indicated that the long held demand of the Tamil minority community to release all Tamil prisoners may be fulfilled soon, a move aimed at persuading the Tamil legislators to support Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka Power Switch In The Works For 4-5 Months, Says New PM's Son Namal Rajapaksa
Less than a week after what was seen as an abrupt move by the Sri Lankan President to replace the Prime Minister, Namal Rajapaksa, the son of the newly sworn-in Prime Minister, said that his father and the President had been in talks for around "four to five months".
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'Dynastic Rule Helped Sri Lanka Win War Against LTTE,' Says Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Son
Namal Rajapaksa, the son of the defeated president in a rare interview to NDTV offered a highly unusual defence of charges that his family's dynastic rule led to their rout.
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Salman Khan Leads Bollywood Boost For Rajapaksa Campaign in Lanka Poll: Reports
Bollywood star Salman Khan is in Sri Lanka to prop up the incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa's re-election bid, the first Indian actor to be roped in for a poll campaign in the country.
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Sri Lanka Elections: A Look At The 5 Key Candidates And What They Stand For
Sri Lanka, which is slowly recovering from its worst-ever economic crisis, will vote to elect the next President on Saturday.
-
Namal Rajapaksa Announced As Candidate For Sri Lankan Presidency
Namal Rajapaksa, the 38-year-old heir to the Rajapaksa dynasty, was on Wednesday named as the SLPP candidate for the presidential election, thus officially ending Rajapaksa family's backing to the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa's First Parliament Appearance Since Quitting As Lanka PM
Sri Lanka's former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday made his first appearance in Parliament since he was forced to resign as prime minister and take shelter in a navy camp under high security.
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"No Law And Order At The Moment," Says Former Sri Lanka PM's Son To NDTV
As Sri Lanka continues to deal with an economic crisis, former cabinet minister Namal Rajapaksa urged protesters to maintain peace as violence is not the solution.
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Sri Lanka Court Bans Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, Allies From Leaving Country
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday banned former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his politician son Namal and 15 allies from leaving the country over acts of violence against anti-government demonstrators.
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Lankan PM's Son Resigns As Minister Amid Economic Crisis
Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has resigned from all his portfolios.
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"Completely Useless": Lanka PM's Minister Son On Social Media Blackout
Namal Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan minister and the eldest son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has urged the government to reconsider the curbs on social media, pointing out that such bans are "completely useless".
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Sri Lankan Minister Meets PM Modi, Gifts Sinhala Version Of Bhagavad Gita
Sri Lankan Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parinirvana Stupa on Wednesday after the inauguration of the Kushinagar International Airport in the city.
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PM Modi Has Open-Minded Approach Towards Foreign Policy: Lanka PM's Son
Relations between Sri Lanka, India and China were once "misinterpreted" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a "progressive approach" towards foreign policy, Namal Rajapaksa, the son of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has told NDTV.
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In Bid To Gain Support, Lankan PM, President May Free Tamil Prisoners
The legislator son of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today indicated that the demand of the Tamil minority community to release all Tamil prisoners may be fulfilled soon, a move aimed at persuading the Tamil legislators to support Mr Rajapaksa. "President Sirisena and Prime Minister Rajapaksa would make a decision very soon," Namal Raj...
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Tamil Prisoners May Be Released To Tilt Scales In Favour Of Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's legislator son Namal Sunday indicated that the long held demand of the Tamil minority community to release all Tamil prisoners may be fulfilled soon, a move aimed at persuading the Tamil legislators to support Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka Power Switch In The Works For 4-5 Months, Says New PM's Son Namal Rajapaksa
Less than a week after what was seen as an abrupt move by the Sri Lankan President to replace the Prime Minister, Namal Rajapaksa, the son of the newly sworn-in Prime Minister, said that his father and the President had been in talks for around "four to five months".
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'Dynastic Rule Helped Sri Lanka Win War Against LTTE,' Says Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Son
Namal Rajapaksa, the son of the defeated president in a rare interview to NDTV offered a highly unusual defence of charges that his family's dynastic rule led to their rout.
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Salman Khan Leads Bollywood Boost For Rajapaksa Campaign in Lanka Poll: Reports
Bollywood star Salman Khan is in Sri Lanka to prop up the incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa's re-election bid, the first Indian actor to be roped in for a poll campaign in the country.
