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Ex-Sri Lankan President's Son Arrested By Police Over Corruption Charges
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case.
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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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Sri Lanka Polls: Frontrunners, What's At Stake, Implications For India
The political landscape in Sri Lanka is set to change as its citizens elect a new President on Saturday. Sri Lanka's 17 million voters will choose from among 39 candidates.
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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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"Absurd": Ex-Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Denies Involvement In 2019 Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refuted allegations made by a British television channel that the 2019 Easter suicide bombings that killed nearly 270 people were engineered by his loyalists to get him elected as president.
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Cop Sacked For Playing Piano As Protesters Broke Into Sri Lanka President's House
Sri Lanka's police force said Friday it had sacked an officer who entertained protesters with an impromptu piano performance after they entered the island nation's presidential compound last year.
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Lanka Cops Question Gotabaya Rajapaksa Over President's House Cash
Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been questioned by police over the discovery of a large amount of cash in his office-cum-residence when he fled the country for safety as thousands of protesters stormed the place in July last year.
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Lanka Ex President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Summoned In Missing Activists Case
Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday has given orders to summon former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the disappearance of two human rights activists in 2011 as he is now out of constitutional powers.
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At Ex PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's 1st Address Since Ousting, He Made This Error
Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed his first public meeting on Saturday since he was forced to resign in May and ouster of his younger brother and former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July.
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Sri Lanka Top Court Allows Proceedings Against Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the rights group which filed the case against him said in a statement on Friday.
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Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka's Ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns To Social Media To Laud Victorious Cricket Team
Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the final to lift their 6th Asia Cup title.
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Lanka Ex-President Gets Official Residence, Security On Return: Report
Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said.
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Lanka Ex President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Who Fled Amid Unrest, Returns
Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country Friday, an airport official said.
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Bankrupt Former Lanka President To "Return Home": Report
Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday, a top defence official told AFP.
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Ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Likely To Return On Saturday
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka following an uprising against his government over the island-nation's worst-ever economic crisis, may return from Thailand on Saturday.
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Ex-Sri Lankan President's Son Arrested By Police Over Corruption Charges
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case.
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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.
-
Sri Lanka Polls: Frontrunners, What's At Stake, Implications For India
The political landscape in Sri Lanka is set to change as its citizens elect a new President on Saturday. Sri Lanka's 17 million voters will choose from among 39 candidates.
-
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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"Absurd": Ex-Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Denies Involvement In 2019 Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refuted allegations made by a British television channel that the 2019 Easter suicide bombings that killed nearly 270 people were engineered by his loyalists to get him elected as president.
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Cop Sacked For Playing Piano As Protesters Broke Into Sri Lanka President's House
Sri Lanka's police force said Friday it had sacked an officer who entertained protesters with an impromptu piano performance after they entered the island nation's presidential compound last year.
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Lanka Cops Question Gotabaya Rajapaksa Over President's House Cash
Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been questioned by police over the discovery of a large amount of cash in his office-cum-residence when he fled the country for safety as thousands of protesters stormed the place in July last year.
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Lanka Ex President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Summoned In Missing Activists Case
Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday has given orders to summon former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the disappearance of two human rights activists in 2011 as he is now out of constitutional powers.
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At Ex PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's 1st Address Since Ousting, He Made This Error
Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed his first public meeting on Saturday since he was forced to resign in May and ouster of his younger brother and former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July.
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Sri Lanka Top Court Allows Proceedings Against Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the rights group which filed the case against him said in a statement on Friday.
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Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka's Ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns To Social Media To Laud Victorious Cricket Team
Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the final to lift their 6th Asia Cup title.
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Lanka Ex-President Gets Official Residence, Security On Return: Report
Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said.
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Lanka Ex President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Who Fled Amid Unrest, Returns
Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country Friday, an airport official said.
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Bankrupt Former Lanka President To "Return Home": Report
Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday, a top defence official told AFP.
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Ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Likely To Return On Saturday
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka following an uprising against his government over the island-nation's worst-ever economic crisis, may return from Thailand on Saturday.
