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Sri Lanka Protesters Push Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
Sri Lanka's main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president resign to take responsibility for the country's disastrous economic crisis.
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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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The Powerful Rajapaksa Dynasty Bankrupted Sri Lanka In Just 30 Months
Ahead of the November 2019 election, Sri Lankan presidential challenger Gotabaya Rajapaksa proposed sweeping tax cuts so reckless the incumbent government thought it must be a campaign gimmick.
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PM Modi Will Travel To Sri Lanka This Week, But No Deals On The Table: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Sri Lanka this week to join celebrations on Vesak, or Buddha Day, but no deals will be signed during the Indian leader's second visit in three years to the strategically-located island nation. Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has made the announcement amid an opposition campaign against the visit,...
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Sri Lanka Goes to Polls With Tight Security in Place
Sri Lanka is all set to vote in a crucial general election tomorrow after a tense poll campaign with Mahinda Rajapaksa eyeing a political comeback as prime minister months after being toppled as president.
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Sri Lanka's Former President Rajapaksa Struggles in Vote Campaign
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa is trailing his main rival in prime ministerial elections later this month, the latest national opinion poll showed, as the once-powerful leader struggles to mount a strong campaign.
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Lankan Star Urges Salman Khan to Stay Away From Country's Politics
Sri Lankan actor-turned politician Ranjan Ramanayake today asked Bollywood star Salman Khan to stay away from the country's politics, a day after he campaigned for the incumbent President Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lankan Star Urges Salman Khan to Stay Away from Country's Poll
Salman Khan was yesterday 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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Salman Khan Agrees to Campaign for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Upsets Tamil Parties
Actor Salman Khan has earned the ire of political parties in Tamil Nadu for agreeing to campaign for Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa in elections to be held in that country next month.
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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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Countries should not dictate to Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa
A defiant President Mahinda Rajapaksa today once again rejected demands for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes during the military campaign against the LTTE.
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Pro-LTTE party against defence budget hike
A pro-LTTE political party in Sri Lanka has protested the ongoing military operations in the north, even as the government hiked defence spending to a record USD 1.6 billion to fund the campaign against the Tigers. The pro-Tiger Tamil National Alliance (TNA) stayed away from the budget presentation as a mark of protest against the military campai...
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Sri Lanka Protesters Push Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
Sri Lanka's main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president resign to take responsibility for the country's disastrous economic crisis.
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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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The Powerful Rajapaksa Dynasty Bankrupted Sri Lanka In Just 30 Months
Ahead of the November 2019 election, Sri Lankan presidential challenger Gotabaya Rajapaksa proposed sweeping tax cuts so reckless the incumbent government thought it must be a campaign gimmick.
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PM Modi Will Travel To Sri Lanka This Week, But No Deals On The Table: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Sri Lanka this week to join celebrations on Vesak, or Buddha Day, but no deals will be signed during the Indian leader's second visit in three years to the strategically-located island nation. Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has made the announcement amid an opposition campaign against the visit,...
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Sri Lanka Goes to Polls With Tight Security in Place
Sri Lanka is all set to vote in a crucial general election tomorrow after a tense poll campaign with Mahinda Rajapaksa eyeing a political comeback as prime minister months after being toppled as president.
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Sri Lanka's Former President Rajapaksa Struggles in Vote Campaign
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa is trailing his main rival in prime ministerial elections later this month, the latest national opinion poll showed, as the once-powerful leader struggles to mount a strong campaign.
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Lankan Star Urges Salman Khan to Stay Away From Country's Politics
Sri Lankan actor-turned politician Ranjan Ramanayake today asked Bollywood star Salman Khan to stay away from the country's politics, a day after he campaigned for the incumbent President Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lankan Star Urges Salman Khan to Stay Away from Country's Poll
Salman Khan was yesterday 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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Salman Khan Agrees to Campaign for Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Upsets Tamil Parties
Actor Salman Khan has earned the ire of political parties in Tamil Nadu for agreeing to campaign for Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa in elections to be held in that country next month.
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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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Countries should not dictate to Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa
A defiant President Mahinda Rajapaksa today once again rejected demands for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes during the military campaign against the LTTE.
-
Pro-LTTE party against defence budget hike
A pro-LTTE political party in Sri Lanka has protested the ongoing military operations in the north, even as the government hiked defence spending to a record USD 1.6 billion to fund the campaign against the Tigers. The pro-Tiger Tamil National Alliance (TNA) stayed away from the budget presentation as a mark of protest against the military campai...
