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Sri Lanka To Amend Online Censorship Law After Backlash From Tech Giants
Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would amend its strict new internet censorship law after opposition from global tech giants, who risked criminal prosecutions for content shared on social media.
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Suspended Sri Lanka Cricket To Introduce New Law To Curb Political Interference
Last year, the ICC suspended Sri Lanka Cricket over government interference, leading to shifting of the Under-19 World Cup this month to South Africa.
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Bangladesh Coach Chandika Hathurusingha Calls For Timed-Out Rule Change As Shakib Al Hasan Row Rumbles On
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha called for a change to cricket's timed-out law, saying it should be a matter for the umpires only, as debate rumbled on about Shakib Al Hasan's role in a controversial dismissal of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews.
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What Is Timed Out Law? Explaining Angelo Mathews' World Cup Dismissal Against Bangladesh
Sri Lanka veteran Angelo Mathews became the first batter in the history of international cricket to be given timed out.
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Sri Lanka To Toughen Pollution Laws But Have A Massive Problem
Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored.
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Sri Lanka To Introduce Law Against Religious Slander On Social Media
Sri Lanka is drafting a new legislation to curb the growing incidents of religious slander and online vitriol, according to the country's religious affairs minister.
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Amid Massive Protests, Sri Lankan Chief Of Defence Staff Says This
Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff has asked the public to cooperate in maintaining law and order, and appealed to them not to damage public property after thousands of protesters breached the Prime Minister's office yesterday.
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Sri Lanka Runs Out Of Fuel, Only Essential Services To Operate Till July 10
Sri Lanka has run out of fuel and only essential services will operate starting midnight. The list of essential services will include health, law and order, ports, airport, food distribution and agriculture.
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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 Highlights: Ruling Coalition Party Urges President To Form All-Party Government
Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to security forces. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invoked the tough law a day after hundreds tried to storm his house in anger over an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka Bans "Drunk Driving" Of Elephants In New Protection Law
Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.
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Indian Family Arrested For Illegal Stay In Sri Lanka: Police
Four members of an Indian family, including two children, have been arrested for allegedly entering Sri Lanka''s Jaffna peninsula illegally and violating the local immigration and the quarantine laws, police said on Thursday.
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BJP Can't Form Political Entity In Country: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency For Fourth Month After Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka on Monday extended a law granting security forces emergency powers for a fourth month following the Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency By Another Month In Surprise Move
A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka's President Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.
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Sri Lanka To Amend Online Censorship Law After Backlash From Tech Giants
Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would amend its strict new internet censorship law after opposition from global tech giants, who risked criminal prosecutions for content shared on social media.
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Suspended Sri Lanka Cricket To Introduce New Law To Curb Political Interference
Last year, the ICC suspended Sri Lanka Cricket over government interference, leading to shifting of the Under-19 World Cup this month to South Africa.
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Bangladesh Coach Chandika Hathurusingha Calls For Timed-Out Rule Change As Shakib Al Hasan Row Rumbles On
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha called for a change to cricket's timed-out law, saying it should be a matter for the umpires only, as debate rumbled on about Shakib Al Hasan's role in a controversial dismissal of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews.
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What Is Timed Out Law? Explaining Angelo Mathews' World Cup Dismissal Against Bangladesh
Sri Lanka veteran Angelo Mathews became the first batter in the history of international cricket to be given timed out.
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Sri Lanka To Toughen Pollution Laws But Have A Massive Problem
Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored.
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Sri Lanka To Introduce Law Against Religious Slander On Social Media
Sri Lanka is drafting a new legislation to curb the growing incidents of religious slander and online vitriol, according to the country's religious affairs minister.
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Amid Massive Protests, Sri Lankan Chief Of Defence Staff Says This
Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff has asked the public to cooperate in maintaining law and order, and appealed to them not to damage public property after thousands of protesters breached the Prime Minister's office yesterday.
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Sri Lanka Runs Out Of Fuel, Only Essential Services To Operate Till July 10
Sri Lanka has run out of fuel and only essential services will operate starting midnight. The list of essential services will include health, law and order, ports, airport, food distribution and agriculture.
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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 Highlights: Ruling Coalition Party Urges President To Form All-Party Government
Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to security forces. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invoked the tough law a day after hundreds tried to storm his house in anger over an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka Bans "Drunk Driving" Of Elephants In New Protection Law
Sri Lanka will issue captive elephants with their own biometric identity cards and ban their riders from drinking on the job under a wide-ranging new animal protection law.
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Indian Family Arrested For Illegal Stay In Sri Lanka: Police
Four members of an Indian family, including two children, have been arrested for allegedly entering Sri Lanka''s Jaffna peninsula illegally and violating the local immigration and the quarantine laws, police said on Thursday.
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BJP Can't Form Political Entity In Country: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency For Fourth Month After Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka on Monday extended a law granting security forces emergency powers for a fourth month following the Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency By Another Month In Surprise Move
A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka's President Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.
