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"You Saved Us": Lanka Speaker Thanks India For Providing Aid Amid Crisis
Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday thanked India for the financial assistance it extended to the island nation when it reeled under an unprecedented economic crisis last year.
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Clears Path For Decriminalising Homosexuality
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, the speaker of parliament said on Tuesday, in a move hailed as a "historic development" by campaigners.
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As China Ship Heads For Lanka Port, Why India Is Concerned: 10 Points
A China ship able to track ballistic missiles and satellites heading for a Sri Lanka port has raised security concerns in India. The move coincides with the Chinese build-up off Taiwan coast that started with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit.
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India Supportive Of Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery, Says High Commissioner
Indian High commissioner Gopal Baglay called on the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday and said that India will continue to be "supportive of democracy, stability and economic recovery in Sri Lanka".
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New Lanka President To Be Elected On July 20, Says Parliament Speaker
Sri Lanka's parliament will vote on a new president Wednesday, the speaker's office said Friday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he was driven out of the country.
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New Lanka President Next Week, Over To R Wickremesinghe For Now: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka's parliament will elect a new President on Wednesday, an official said, as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation was accepted by the Speaker after the leader fled the country earlier this week.
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Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Resignation Accepted, Says Speaker
The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced on Friday, after he fled the country earlier this week and notified him from Singapore that he was stepping down.
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa E-Mails Resignation: Official
Sri Lanka's president submitted his resignation Thursday shortly after reaching Singapore, the parliamentary speaker's office said, days after the head of state fled protests triggered by his country's worst-ever economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka President, Who Fled Amid Massive Protests, Resigns: 10 Points
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned after landing in Singapore since he fled the island nation. People in Colombo burst firecrackers on hearing he has resigned. The parliament Speaker has confirmed he has got the resignation letter.
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Lanka President Called, Said He'll Send Resignation Later Today: Speaker
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, telephoned the speaker of parliament saying that his resignation letter will be sent later in the day.
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Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe Appointed Acting President, Says Speaker
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed to be acting president as incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa was overseas, the parliamentary Speaker announced Wednesday as thousands of protesters demanded both men step down.
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All-Party Meet Asks Lanka PM To Go: 10 Facts
A student has died in the protests in Sri Lanka, where an economic crisis has led to protests. The Lankan leaders opted for a takeover by the Speaker as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been asked to resign.
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Parliament To Elect New Sri Lankan President On July 20, Says Speaker
Sri Lanka Crisis: The Sri Lankan Parliament will elect the new president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa on July 20, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced on Monday.
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Lanka PM House Set On Fire, President To Resign On Wednesday: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign next Wednesday, after months of protest against him amid an unprecedented economic crisis. The Speaker will become the President for 30 days during which Parliament will elected a new leader.
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Amid Emergency, Sri Lankan President Told To Summon Parliament Immediately
Sri Lanka's Parliament speaker requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to summon the house immediately amid unprecedented violence and economic crisis. There are provisions for the Speaker to summon the House just to discuss the present crisis only.
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"You Saved Us": Lanka Speaker Thanks India For Providing Aid Amid Crisis
Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday thanked India for the financial assistance it extended to the island nation when it reeled under an unprecedented economic crisis last year.
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Clears Path For Decriminalising Homosexuality
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, the speaker of parliament said on Tuesday, in a move hailed as a "historic development" by campaigners.
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As China Ship Heads For Lanka Port, Why India Is Concerned: 10 Points
A China ship able to track ballistic missiles and satellites heading for a Sri Lanka port has raised security concerns in India. The move coincides with the Chinese build-up off Taiwan coast that started with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit.
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India Supportive Of Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery, Says High Commissioner
Indian High commissioner Gopal Baglay called on the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday and said that India will continue to be "supportive of democracy, stability and economic recovery in Sri Lanka".
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New Lanka President To Be Elected On July 20, Says Parliament Speaker
Sri Lanka's parliament will vote on a new president Wednesday, the speaker's office said Friday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he was driven out of the country.
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New Lanka President Next Week, Over To R Wickremesinghe For Now: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka's parliament will elect a new President on Wednesday, an official said, as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation was accepted by the Speaker after the leader fled the country earlier this week.
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Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Resignation Accepted, Says Speaker
The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced on Friday, after he fled the country earlier this week and notified him from Singapore that he was stepping down.
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa E-Mails Resignation: Official
Sri Lanka's president submitted his resignation Thursday shortly after reaching Singapore, the parliamentary speaker's office said, days after the head of state fled protests triggered by his country's worst-ever economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka President, Who Fled Amid Massive Protests, Resigns: 10 Points
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned after landing in Singapore since he fled the island nation. People in Colombo burst firecrackers on hearing he has resigned. The parliament Speaker has confirmed he has got the resignation letter.
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Lanka President Called, Said He'll Send Resignation Later Today: Speaker
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, telephoned the speaker of parliament saying that his resignation letter will be sent later in the day.
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Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe Appointed Acting President, Says Speaker
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed to be acting president as incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa was overseas, the parliamentary Speaker announced Wednesday as thousands of protesters demanded both men step down.
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All-Party Meet Asks Lanka PM To Go: 10 Facts
A student has died in the protests in Sri Lanka, where an economic crisis has led to protests. The Lankan leaders opted for a takeover by the Speaker as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been asked to resign.
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Parliament To Elect New Sri Lankan President On July 20, Says Speaker
Sri Lanka Crisis: The Sri Lankan Parliament will elect the new president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa on July 20, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced on Monday.
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Lanka PM House Set On Fire, President To Resign On Wednesday: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign next Wednesday, after months of protest against him amid an unprecedented economic crisis. The Speaker will become the President for 30 days during which Parliament will elected a new leader.
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Amid Emergency, Sri Lankan President Told To Summon Parliament Immediately
Sri Lanka's Parliament speaker requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to summon the house immediately amid unprecedented violence and economic crisis. There are provisions for the Speaker to summon the House just to discuss the present crisis only.
