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Easter Sunday Attack Suspects Should Be Hanged: Sri Lanka President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has demanded death sentence to all the suspects arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks, amid his differences with the governing coalition over reintroduction of capital punishment after four decades.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Social Media Ban, Imposed After Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lankan President Maithri.pala Sirisena on Tuesday revoked the government's ban on social media us.
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Sri Lanka Opposition Attacks PM Wickremesinghe Over New Constitution
Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday slammed the efforts being made to formulate a new Constitution, saying Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe''s government does not have political moral to introduce it and should therefore hold fresh polls.
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Will Never Reappoint Ranil Wickremesinghe As PM: Sri Lanka President
President Maithripala Sirisena today reignited the power struggle that has crippled Sri Lanka's government for more than a month, vowing never to reappoint arch-rival Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister. Wickremesinghe's party has a majority in parliament and Sirisena's bid to bring back the country's former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse has alrea...
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Ousted PM Wickremesinghe Wins Control Of Key Panel In Lankan Parliament
Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe's alliance today won control of a powerful panel in Parliament, dealing a major blow to President Maithripala Sirisena and his prime ministerial appointee Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Seeking End To Power Struggle, Sri Lanka President Meets Leaders
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called crucial talks with political leaders in a bid to end a power struggle with the prime minister he sacked last month.
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Sri Lanka Parliament Votes Against Controversial New Rajapaksa Government
Sri Lanka's parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the controversially appointed government of Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court overturned a presidential decree dissolving the legislature.
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Will Form New Political Alliance To Fight Elections: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka's ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on Monday that he will forge a new political alliance to fight the January 5 general elections even as he dismissed President Maithripala Sirisena's justification for dissolving Parliament.
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Sri Lankan Legislator Says Was Offered $2.8 Million To Back New PM
A Sri Lankan legislator on Friday said he had been offered $2.8 million and a ministerial post by a telephone caller from the opposite camp to switch his support to new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a week-old political crisis.
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Sri Lanka Braces For Protests Over President's "Coup" Against Sitting PM
Sri Lanka today braced for a protest called by ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's party against what it said was a "coup" by President Maithripala Sirisena, amidst efforts by opposing sides to secure their numbers in parliament to end the country's political crisis.
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Sri Lankan Speaker Warns Of Bloodbath Due To Constitutional Crisis
Sri Lanka's parliament speaker on Tuesday stepped up his warnings to the country's president that unrest could erupt unless lawmakers are allowed to choose between two rival prime ministers.
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"Immediately Reconvene Parliament", US Urges Sri Lanka President
The US has called on Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena to immediately reconvene parliament to allow the democratically elected representatives there in deciding who will lead their government following a political turmoil sparked by the sudden sacking of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Sri Lanka Live Updates: Ranil Wickremesinghe Says He's Still PM
After Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister, replacing him with the island nation's former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mr Wickremesinghe has refused recognise his shock dismissal, in an unfolding constitutional crisis.
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Lankan President Calls PM Modi, Rejects 'RAW Assassination Plot' Reports
Sri Lankan government on Wednesday rejected as "baseless and false" the media reports that President Maithripala Sirisena accused India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of plotting his assassination and he opposed awarding a key port project to India.
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Maithripala Sirisena Inducts 7 Ministers, Including A Tamil From Jaffna
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today inducted seven new ministers in his government, including a Tamil who is the only elected representative of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party from Jaffna, the capital of northern district.
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Easter Sunday Attack Suspects Should Be Hanged: Sri Lanka President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has demanded death sentence to all the suspects arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks, amid his differences with the governing coalition over reintroduction of capital punishment after four decades.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Social Media Ban, Imposed After Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lankan President Maithri.pala Sirisena on Tuesday revoked the government's ban on social media us.
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Sri Lanka Opposition Attacks PM Wickremesinghe Over New Constitution
Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday slammed the efforts being made to formulate a new Constitution, saying Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe''s government does not have political moral to introduce it and should therefore hold fresh polls.
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Will Never Reappoint Ranil Wickremesinghe As PM: Sri Lanka President
President Maithripala Sirisena today reignited the power struggle that has crippled Sri Lanka's government for more than a month, vowing never to reappoint arch-rival Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister. Wickremesinghe's party has a majority in parliament and Sirisena's bid to bring back the country's former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse has alrea...
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Ousted PM Wickremesinghe Wins Control Of Key Panel In Lankan Parliament
Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe's alliance today won control of a powerful panel in Parliament, dealing a major blow to President Maithripala Sirisena and his prime ministerial appointee Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Seeking End To Power Struggle, Sri Lanka President Meets Leaders
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called crucial talks with political leaders in a bid to end a power struggle with the prime minister he sacked last month.
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Sri Lanka Parliament Votes Against Controversial New Rajapaksa Government
Sri Lanka's parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the controversially appointed government of Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court overturned a presidential decree dissolving the legislature.
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Will Form New Political Alliance To Fight Elections: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka's ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on Monday that he will forge a new political alliance to fight the January 5 general elections even as he dismissed President Maithripala Sirisena's justification for dissolving Parliament.
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Sri Lankan Legislator Says Was Offered $2.8 Million To Back New PM
A Sri Lankan legislator on Friday said he had been offered $2.8 million and a ministerial post by a telephone caller from the opposite camp to switch his support to new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a week-old political crisis.
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Sri Lanka Braces For Protests Over President's "Coup" Against Sitting PM
Sri Lanka today braced for a protest called by ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's party against what it said was a "coup" by President Maithripala Sirisena, amidst efforts by opposing sides to secure their numbers in parliament to end the country's political crisis.
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Sri Lankan Speaker Warns Of Bloodbath Due To Constitutional Crisis
Sri Lanka's parliament speaker on Tuesday stepped up his warnings to the country's president that unrest could erupt unless lawmakers are allowed to choose between two rival prime ministers.
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"Immediately Reconvene Parliament", US Urges Sri Lanka President
The US has called on Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena to immediately reconvene parliament to allow the democratically elected representatives there in deciding who will lead their government following a political turmoil sparked by the sudden sacking of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Sri Lanka Live Updates: Ranil Wickremesinghe Says He's Still PM
After Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister, replacing him with the island nation's former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mr Wickremesinghe has refused recognise his shock dismissal, in an unfolding constitutional crisis.
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Lankan President Calls PM Modi, Rejects 'RAW Assassination Plot' Reports
Sri Lankan government on Wednesday rejected as "baseless and false" the media reports that President Maithripala Sirisena accused India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of plotting his assassination and he opposed awarding a key port project to India.
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Maithripala Sirisena Inducts 7 Ministers, Including A Tamil From Jaffna
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today inducted seven new ministers in his government, including a Tamil who is the only elected representative of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party from Jaffna, the capital of northern district.
