Erik Solheim meets former Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa in Colombo, discusses economic recovery \
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Erik Solheim meets former Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa in Colombo, discusses economic recovery

12-Oct-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 12 (ANI): Former Under Secretary General of the UN, Erik Solheim met with the former prime minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday in Colombo to discuss the economic crisis in the nation.
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Despite Chinese pressure, Sri Lanka wary of entering into Free Trade Agreement \
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Despite Chinese pressure, Sri Lanka wary of entering into Free Trade Agreement

28-Sep-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 28 (ANI): The ongoing economic crisis and challenges of penetrating the Chinese market are making Sri Lanka cautious about concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, despite pressure.
28-Sep-2022 World
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China dodges request on debt relief, says the ball is in Sri Lanka’s court \
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China dodges request on debt relief, says the ball is in Sri Lanka’s court

27-Aug-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): China, Colombo's largest bilateral lender dodged the request for debt relief and said that the ball is in Sri Lanka's court.
27-Aug-2022 World
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Sri Lankan SC extends travel ban on Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa \
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Sri Lankan SC extends travel ban on Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa

11-Aug-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the travel ban imposed on the country's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa until September 5.
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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe thanks PM Modi for India’s support to his country \
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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe thanks PM Modi for India’s support to his country

03-Aug-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 3 (ANI): Newly elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday thanked India which he said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has provided the crisis-hit island nation "a breath of life" in tough times.
03-Aug-2022 World
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Sri Lankan government initiates talks to form ‘All-party’ government \
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Sri Lankan government initiates talks to form ‘All-party’ government

29-Jul-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 29 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government initiated a negotiation with the opposition parties on Thursday in a bid to form an 'all-party' government.
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Indian High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Sri Lanka PM \
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Indian High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Sri Lanka PM

26-Jul-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 26 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay paid a courtesy call to newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena on Tuesday to strengthen the longstanding ties between both nations.
26-Jul-2022 World
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Kremlin extends wishes to Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe \
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Kremlin extends wishes to Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe

25-Jul-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Yury Materiy met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday and conveyed congratulatory wishes of President Vladimir Putin to Wickremesinghe.
25-Jul-2022 World
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“Not willing to be a slave”: Sri Lankan Air Force personnel leaves service \
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“Not willing to be a slave”: Sri Lankan Air Force personnel leaves service

24-Jul-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 24 (ANI): A member of Sri Lankan Air Force left the service claiming that he did not want to be a slave to country's armed forces, media reports said.
24-Jul-2022 World
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Breaking: Despite Public Anger, Ranil Wickremesinghe Elected As Sri Lanka’s President \
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Breaking: Despite Public Anger, Ranil Wickremesinghe Elected As Sri Lanka’s President

20-Jul-2022
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Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was temporarily handed over the reins of the crisis-hit Sri Lanka as Rajapaksa family quit government owing to public anger, has been elected as the 18th President of the island nation on Wednesday. Wickremesinghe became the new President as he received 134 votes in the secret ballot... The post appeared first on .
20-Jul-2022 International
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