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Sri Lanka's First Leftist President Sworn In After Landslide Election Win
Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn into office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics after anger over the island nation's unprecedented economic crisis propelled him to a landslide poll win.
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Inflation Jumps To Record 37.97% In Crisis-Hit Pakistan
Troubles continued to mount for an embattled Pakistan today, with official data revealing a rise in its annual inflation to a record 37.97 per cent in May. Pakistan's figure is the highest in South Asia, ahead of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Hikes Power Prices By 275 Per Cent To Secure IMF Deal
Sri Lanka's electricity board hiked consumer rates by up to 275 percent, officials said Thursday, the second steep increase in months as the bankrupt island nation works to secure an IMF bailout.
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Sri Lanka President Set To Slash Budget Spending Amid Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka's president is set to slash expenditure when he presents an interim budget on Tuesday to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year, amid discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package.
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Sri Lanka's Ousted President Expected To Fly To Thailand: Report
Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.
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Not The Right Time For Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Return, Says Lanka President
Sri Lanka's new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday it was not the right time for former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame political tensions, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Ex-Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa's Singapore Visit Pass Extended By 14 Days: Report
The Singapore government has issued a new visa to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, allowing him to stay in the country for another 14 days till August 14, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lankan Police Arrests 3 While Selling Stolen Gold-Plated Items From President's Home
Sri Lankan police have arrested three people while they were trying to sell 40 gold-plated brass sockets stolen from President's house in Colombo.
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Rights Group Condemns Assault On Protesters By Sri Lankan Security Forces
A New York-based rights group has condemned the assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka that led to injury to more than 50 people and the arrest of at least 9 others.
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka's New Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena Is A Political Old-Timer
Senior Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in on Friday as the new prime minister, his office said, a day after the swearing-in of a new president as the Indian Ocean nation grapples with its worst economic crisis in decades.
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Dinesh Gunawardena To Be Named Sri Lanka's Next Prime Minister: Report
Sri Lanka's new president will appoint senior lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena as the crisis-hit country's next prime minister, four political sources said on Thursday.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe: From PM To President In Sri Lanka's Troubled Times
Ranil Wickremesinghe, a seasoned politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister in May to deal with Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis in decades, faces new challenges to fix a collapsed economy, end political turmoil and unite Sri Lanka.
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Ex-Lankan President Rajapaksa Granted 14-Day Visit Pass By Singapore
Singapore has granted a 14-day short-term visit pass to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa as he entered the country on a "private visit" on July 14, according to immigration authorities here.
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"Baseless": India Denies Reports Of Influencing Lanka Presidential Polls
India on Wednesday categorically denied media reports that New Delhi is making efforts at the political level to influence leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Parliament for the post of the Sri Lankan President.
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Row Over States' Finances At Meet On Sri Lanka: Centre Says "Lessons Against Freebies"
After 4 states' ruling parties question the motive, Foreign Minister says no political intent, only that Lanka crisis holds "strong lessons"
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Sri Lanka's First Leftist President Sworn In After Landslide Election Win
Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn into office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics after anger over the island nation's unprecedented economic crisis propelled him to a landslide poll win.
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Inflation Jumps To Record 37.97% In Crisis-Hit Pakistan
Troubles continued to mount for an embattled Pakistan today, with official data revealing a rise in its annual inflation to a record 37.97 per cent in May. Pakistan's figure is the highest in South Asia, ahead of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Hikes Power Prices By 275 Per Cent To Secure IMF Deal
Sri Lanka's electricity board hiked consumer rates by up to 275 percent, officials said Thursday, the second steep increase in months as the bankrupt island nation works to secure an IMF bailout.
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Sri Lanka President Set To Slash Budget Spending Amid Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka's president is set to slash expenditure when he presents an interim budget on Tuesday to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year, amid discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package.
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Sri Lanka's Ousted President Expected To Fly To Thailand: Report
Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.
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Not The Right Time For Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Return, Says Lanka President
Sri Lanka's new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday it was not the right time for former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame political tensions, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Ex-Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa's Singapore Visit Pass Extended By 14 Days: Report
The Singapore government has issued a new visa to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, allowing him to stay in the country for another 14 days till August 14, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lankan Police Arrests 3 While Selling Stolen Gold-Plated Items From President's Home
Sri Lankan police have arrested three people while they were trying to sell 40 gold-plated brass sockets stolen from President's house in Colombo.
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Rights Group Condemns Assault On Protesters By Sri Lankan Security Forces
A New York-based rights group has condemned the assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka that led to injury to more than 50 people and the arrest of at least 9 others.
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka's New Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena Is A Political Old-Timer
Senior Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in on Friday as the new prime minister, his office said, a day after the swearing-in of a new president as the Indian Ocean nation grapples with its worst economic crisis in decades.
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Dinesh Gunawardena To Be Named Sri Lanka's Next Prime Minister: Report
Sri Lanka's new president will appoint senior lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena as the crisis-hit country's next prime minister, four political sources said on Thursday.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe: From PM To President In Sri Lanka's Troubled Times
Ranil Wickremesinghe, a seasoned politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister in May to deal with Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis in decades, faces new challenges to fix a collapsed economy, end political turmoil and unite Sri Lanka.
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Ex-Lankan President Rajapaksa Granted 14-Day Visit Pass By Singapore
Singapore has granted a 14-day short-term visit pass to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa as he entered the country on a "private visit" on July 14, according to immigration authorities here.
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"Baseless": India Denies Reports Of Influencing Lanka Presidential Polls
India on Wednesday categorically denied media reports that New Delhi is making efforts at the political level to influence leaders in Sri Lanka regarding elections in the Parliament for the post of the Sri Lankan President.
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Row Over States' Finances At Meet On Sri Lanka: Centre Says "Lessons Against Freebies"
After 4 states' ruling parties question the motive, Foreign Minister says no political intent, only that Lanka crisis holds "strong lessons"
