Sri Lanka president dissolves parliament to clear way for Nov 14 polls
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament to c...
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25/09/2024
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Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
COLOMBO — Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday (S...
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23/09/2024
Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting ended in Sri Lanka’s presidential election Saturday as the country ...
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22/09/2024
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka votes in crucial election to decide economic future
COLOMBO - Millions of Sri Lankans cast their votes on Sept 21 to select a new president who will fac...
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21/09/2024
With eyes on economy, Sri Lankans to vote for president in tight election
COLOMBO — Sri Lankans will vote for a new president in a tightly contested election on Sept 21, with...
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20/09/2024
Sri Lanka's tourism industry looks to new president to rebuild fortunes
GALLE, Sri Lanka — Tourists were busy spooning up ice-cream on the verandah of Tariq Nassim's home a...
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06/09/2024
Sri Lanka approves free tourist visas for 35 countries to boost tourism
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries incl...
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22/08/2024
Scion of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa family to contest September presidential poll
COLOMBO — Namal Rajapaksa, the son of Sri Lanka's former president, will run in the Sept 21 presiden...
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07/08/2024
Sri Lanka to send delegation to Russia to help repatriate men duped into Ukraine fighting
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka will dispatch a high-level delegation to Russia to investigate the fate of hundr...
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17/05/2024
Sri Lanka sees no need for talks with India on island it ceded decades ago
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka does not see any need to re-open talks on a contentious island ceded to it by Ne...
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04/04/2024
India's Modi questions rival Congress about island ceded to Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI — India's half-century-old decision to end a territorial dispute with Sri Lanka over a tin...
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01/04/2024
Sri Lankan soldiers sent to key hospitals as health workers strike
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka sent hundreds of soldiers to key hospitals to help look after patients on Thursd...
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17/01/2024
Sri Lanka approves free tourist visa for 7 countries to boost tourism
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from seven countries i...
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25/10/2023
China's Xi offers to help Sri Lanka; buy more of its exports
BEIJING - China is willing to offer assistance to Sri Lanka without political conditions and buy mor...
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20/10/2023
Sri Lanka lifts ban on cricketer Gunathilaka after acquittal of rape charges in Australia
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’ s cricket authorities have lifted a ban on international player...
KRISHAN FRANCIS
17/10/2023
Sri Lanka’s president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president said Sunday he will appoint a committee chaired by a...
BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
10/09/2023
Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition defeats a no-confidence motion against the health minister
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition on Friday defeated a no-confidence motion aga...
BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
08/09/2023
Sri Lanka parliament debates the health minister’s fate over reports of lack of drugs, hospital care
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers began a debate on the fate of country’s health minist...
BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
06/09/2023
Sri Lanka government to investigate allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investiga...
KRISHAN FRANCIS
06/09/2023
Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president said Wednesday he will strengthen provincial governm...
KRISHAN FRANCIS
09/08/2023