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It was an international conspiracy to oust me from the Presidency, alleges former President Gotabaya in a tell-all book
COLOMBO: With just months away from elections in Sri Lanka, former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has claimed that he was ousted…
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Authorities’ crackdown on protest rights must end: Amnesty International
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan authorities have fiercely clamped down on protests and demonized protesters during a period of economic crisis…
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British Instagrammer files writ petition against Sri Lankan government’s move to deport her
COLOMBO: Scottish woman Kayleigh Fraser has filed a writ petition at the Court of Appeal against the decision taken by…
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AKD leads survey on leaders who can be trusted to resolve Sri Lanka’s economic crisis
COLOMBO: A public survey by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) shows Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake…
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13 human rights and civil society organisations call on Sri Lanka to end violent crackdown on peaceful protesters
NEW YORK: Thirteen human rights and civil society organisations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of…
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Sri Lanka targets organisers of protests that toppled president
COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government is cracking down on the people who participated in a protest movement that toppled the…
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Senior medical professionals call for urgent action to address people’s desire for a system change
COLOMBO: Senior medical professionals in Sri Lanka have called for urgent action to solve the shortages of food, fuel, medicine…
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Law is the same for you, me and everyone, says President
COLOMBO: President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared opened the third session of the ninth Parliament on 3 August and delivered the government’s…
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President Ranil: So far, no good
© The Morning By Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka The new President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, recently selected and appointed by 134 MPs,…
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Sri Lankan civic activists concerned over ‘witch-hunt’ by state
COLOMBO: Citizens’ groups and activists in Sri Lanka have expressed concern over a series of arrests last week, of prominent…
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