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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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China A "Close Friend" But India Is "Our Brother": Sri Lankan Diplomat
Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda on Monday referred to remarks of Mahinda Rajapaksa about the island nation's relations with India.
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Sri Lanka Crisis To Have 'Big Impact' On Chinese Investments,Ties
While China has so far maintained a conspicuous silence on the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka's pro-Beijing Rajapaksa brothers, experts have warned that the current chaos in Colombo will have a "big impact" on the country's close ties.
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Former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, Brother Barred From Leaving Sri Lanka
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has already left the country for the Maldives and onwards to Singapore; his 2 brothers can't leave, as per Supreme Court order
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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Brother Resigns From Parliament
The brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa said on Thursday that he had resigned from parliament.
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Lankan Protesters Vow To Continue Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
President Gotabaya's elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, quit as Prime Minister on May 9 as the violence spiralled and is in hiding in a military base.
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Ex Sri Lanka PM Banned From Leaving Country As Economic Crisis Worsens: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to name a new Prime Minister to replace his brother as the country battles an economic crisis. Former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned from leaving the country after his supporters attacked protesters.
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Lankan President Appoints New Cabinet After Mass Resignations Amid Crisis
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa became the only member of the family to retain a Cabinet position in his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa's new Cabinet of 17 ministers appointed on Monday, as the island nation was facing the worst economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka Protests A Turning Point For Ruling Rajapaksa Family
In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family's hold on power.
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Rajapaksa Family Tightens Grip On Sri Lanka Amid Growing Economic Crisis
A brother of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday became finance minister, tightening the family's grip on power in the South Asian nation as it confronts growing economic troubles.
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Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election: Ruling Rajapaksa Alliance Wins Two-Thirds "Super Majority"
The party of Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa brothers secured a two thirds majority in a parliamentary election that should help strengthen their grip on power.
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"Won't Allow Outside Influences In Sri Lanka's Internal Concerns": China
China would always respect Sri Lanka's sovereignty and not allow any "outside interference" in its internal affairs, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday as he met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Tamil Signboards Defaced To Stall President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's India Visit: Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered a probe into the defacing of Tamil-language street signboards, asserting that the "heinous move" was aimed at disrupting the November 29 India visit of his brother and the country's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka's New President Names Brother Mahinda Rajapaksa As PM
Newly elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday named his brother Mahinda as Prime Minister, cementing the grip on power of a clan credited with crushing the Tamil Tigers a decade ago.
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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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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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China A "Close Friend" But India Is "Our Brother": Sri Lankan Diplomat
Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda on Monday referred to remarks of Mahinda Rajapaksa about the island nation's relations with India.
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Sri Lanka Crisis To Have 'Big Impact' On Chinese Investments,Ties
While China has so far maintained a conspicuous silence on the dramatic fall of Sri Lanka's pro-Beijing Rajapaksa brothers, experts have warned that the current chaos in Colombo will have a "big impact" on the country's close ties.
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Former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, Brother Barred From Leaving Sri Lanka
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has already left the country for the Maldives and onwards to Singapore; his 2 brothers can't leave, as per Supreme Court order
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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Brother Resigns From Parliament
The brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa said on Thursday that he had resigned from parliament.
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Lankan Protesters Vow To Continue Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
President Gotabaya's elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, quit as Prime Minister on May 9 as the violence spiralled and is in hiding in a military base.
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Ex Sri Lanka PM Banned From Leaving Country As Economic Crisis Worsens: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to name a new Prime Minister to replace his brother as the country battles an economic crisis. Former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned from leaving the country after his supporters attacked protesters.
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Lankan President Appoints New Cabinet After Mass Resignations Amid Crisis
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa became the only member of the family to retain a Cabinet position in his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa's new Cabinet of 17 ministers appointed on Monday, as the island nation was facing the worst economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka Protests A Turning Point For Ruling Rajapaksa Family
In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family's hold on power.
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Rajapaksa Family Tightens Grip On Sri Lanka Amid Growing Economic Crisis
A brother of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday became finance minister, tightening the family's grip on power in the South Asian nation as it confronts growing economic troubles.
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Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election: Ruling Rajapaksa Alliance Wins Two-Thirds "Super Majority"
The party of Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa brothers secured a two thirds majority in a parliamentary election that should help strengthen their grip on power.
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"Won't Allow Outside Influences In Sri Lanka's Internal Concerns": China
China would always respect Sri Lanka's sovereignty and not allow any "outside interference" in its internal affairs, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday as he met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Tamil Signboards Defaced To Stall President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's India Visit: Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered a probe into the defacing of Tamil-language street signboards, asserting that the "heinous move" was aimed at disrupting the November 29 India visit of his brother and the country's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka's New President Names Brother Mahinda Rajapaksa As PM
Newly elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday named his brother Mahinda as Prime Minister, cementing the grip on power of a clan credited with crushing the Tamil Tigers a decade ago.
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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.
