Sri Lankan Parliament passes constitutional amendment curtailing Presidential powers \
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Sri Lankan Parliament passes constitutional amendment curtailing Presidential powers

22-Oct-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 22 (ANI): Approved by a two-thirds majority in Parliament, Sri Lanka passed the 22nd Amendment to the constitution curtailing a few powers of the Executive President, media reports said.
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Ex-Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka on Saturday: Report \
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Ex-Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka on Saturday: Report

01-Sep-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 1 (ANI): Almost two months after fleeing to Thailand, former president of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return back to the island nation on Saturday, a media report said.
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Lankan rights group asks govt to permit safe return of Gotabaya, his family \
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Lankan rights group asks govt to permit safe return of Gotabaya, his family

23-Aug-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 23 (ANI): Ahead of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's return to Sri Lanka, a rights group said the government should provide protection to the former president and his family.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa not using state funds for expenses abroad: Sri Lankan govt \
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa not using state funds for expenses abroad: Sri Lankan govt

17-Aug-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 17 (ANI): Amid the row surrounding the frequent travel of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to foreign countries since his ouster from power, the new Sri Lankan leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has come forward to clarify that the current government is not playing for the overseas stay of the former President who fled the country after violent protests.
17-Aug-2022 World
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Sri Lanka: Former Prez Gotabaya to stay in Singapore for two more weeks \
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Sri Lanka: Former Prez Gotabaya to stay in Singapore for two more weeks

06-Aug-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): The Sri Lanka government has requested Singapore authorities to allow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the country for another 14 days, local media reported on Saturday citing sources.
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Sri Lanka acting President Wickremesinghe declares emergency \
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Sri Lanka acting President Wickremesinghe declares emergency

18-Jul-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island nation with effect from Monday, as the country grapples with social unrest and crippling economic crisis.
18-Jul-2022 World
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Rajapaksa arrives in Singapore, expected to fly to Middle East \
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Rajapaksa arrives in Singapore, expected to fly to Middle East

14-Jul-2022
Singapore, July 14 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who flew from the Maldives arrived in Singapore on board a Saudia Airlines flight on Thursday evening, media reports said.
14-Jul-2022 World
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Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Ministry confirms Rajapaksha on private visit, has not been granted asylum \
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Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Ministry confirms Rajapaksha on private visit, has not been granted asylum

14-Jul-2022
Singapore, July 14 (ANI): Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been allowed entry into Singapore on a private visit and he has not asked for asylum and nor has he been granted asylum.
14-Jul-2022 World
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Army tanks deployed near Sri Lankan Parliament as crisis worsens \
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Army tanks deployed near Sri Lankan Parliament as crisis worsens

14-Jul-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka Army deployed tanks near Parliament on Thursday to prevent protesters from entering the Parliament.
14-Jul-2022 World
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Sri Lanka’s PM Wickremesinghe challenges JVP leader Dissanayake to revive country’s economy in 6 months \
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Sri Lanka’s PM Wickremesinghe challenges JVP leader Dissanayake to revive country’s economy in 6 months

05-Jul-2022
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday challenged Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake to revive the country's economy in six months.
05-Jul-2022 World
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