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"Trivial Charges": Shashi Tharoor On Ex-Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickramasinghe's Arrest
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday expressed concern about the arrest of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe and called on Colombo to "abjure the politics of vengeance".
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Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Moved To ICU A Day After Being Jailed
Sri Lanka's jailed former president was rushed to intensive care at a state hospital on Saturday, a day after being charged with misusing government funds for foreign travel.
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Ex-Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested Over Alleged Fund Misuse
Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's former President, has been arrested for alleged misuse of government funds.
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Ex-Sri Lankan President's Son Arrested By Police Over Corruption Charges
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case.
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Sri Lankan Ex-President To Pay 100 Million Rupees To Easter Attack Victims
Sri Lanka's former president Maithripala Sirisena was on Thursday ordered by the country's top courtto pay SLRs 100 million as compensation to victims of the 2019 Easter attack for his negligence in preventing the attack.
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Lanka Ex President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Summoned In Missing Activists Case
Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday has given orders to summon former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the disappearance of two human rights activists in 2011 as he is now out of constitutional powers.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Applies For Green Card To Settle In US: Report
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country last month amidst massive anti-government protests calling for his resignation, is awaiting to obtain a US Green Card to return to America.
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Former Sri Lankan President To Stay In Singapore For 2 More Weeks: Report
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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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Not Given Privileges, Immunity: Singapore Minister
Singapore's foreign minister said on Monday former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was not being accorded any privileges or immunity in Singapore.
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Millions Found Inside Former Lanka President's House Produced In Court: Report
Sri Lankan police have produced before a court millions of rupees in cash found by anti-government protesters inside former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence after he fled the mansion following mass uprising against his government.
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Ex-Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa's Singapore Visit Pass Extended By 14 Days: Report
The Singapore government has issued a new visa to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, allowing him to stay in the country for another 14 days till August 14, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Ex-Lankan President Rajapaksa Granted 14-Day Visit Pass By Singapore
Singapore has granted a 14-day short-term visit pass to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa as he entered the country on a "private visit" on July 14, according to immigration authorities here.
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Set For Three-Way Fight For President Post
Three candidates were nominated Tuesday to replace former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned last week over the island's worsening economic crisis.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Takes Oath As Sri Lankan Prime Minister
Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in on Sunday as the country's new prime minister at a historic Buddhist temple, days after his party won a landslide victory in the General Election.
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Former Sri Lankan President Seeks PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's Resignation
Sri Lanka's former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa became the President, asserting that governance will improve if the President and the Cabinet are from the same party.
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"Trivial Charges": Shashi Tharoor On Ex-Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickramasinghe's Arrest
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday expressed concern about the arrest of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe and called on Colombo to "abjure the politics of vengeance".
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Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Moved To ICU A Day After Being Jailed
Sri Lanka's jailed former president was rushed to intensive care at a state hospital on Saturday, a day after being charged with misusing government funds for foreign travel.
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Ex-Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested Over Alleged Fund Misuse
Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's former President, has been arrested for alleged misuse of government funds.
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Ex-Sri Lankan President's Son Arrested By Police Over Corruption Charges
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case.
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Sri Lankan Ex-President To Pay 100 Million Rupees To Easter Attack Victims
Sri Lanka's former president Maithripala Sirisena was on Thursday ordered by the country's top courtto pay SLRs 100 million as compensation to victims of the 2019 Easter attack for his negligence in preventing the attack.
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Lanka Ex President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Summoned In Missing Activists Case
Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday has given orders to summon former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the disappearance of two human rights activists in 2011 as he is now out of constitutional powers.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Applies For Green Card To Settle In US: Report
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country last month amidst massive anti-government protests calling for his resignation, is awaiting to obtain a US Green Card to return to America.
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Former Sri Lankan President To Stay In Singapore For 2 More Weeks: Report
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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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Not Given Privileges, Immunity: Singapore Minister
Singapore's foreign minister said on Monday former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was not being accorded any privileges or immunity in Singapore.
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Millions Found Inside Former Lanka President's House Produced In Court: Report
Sri Lankan police have produced before a court millions of rupees in cash found by anti-government protesters inside former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence after he fled the mansion following mass uprising against his government.
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Ex-Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa's Singapore Visit Pass Extended By 14 Days: Report
The Singapore government has issued a new visa to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, allowing him to stay in the country for another 14 days till August 14, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Ex-Lankan President Rajapaksa Granted 14-Day Visit Pass By Singapore
Singapore has granted a 14-day short-term visit pass to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa as he entered the country on a "private visit" on July 14, according to immigration authorities here.
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Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Set For Three-Way Fight For President Post
Three candidates were nominated Tuesday to replace former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned last week over the island's worsening economic crisis.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Takes Oath As Sri Lankan Prime Minister
Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in on Sunday as the country's new prime minister at a historic Buddhist temple, days after his party won a landslide victory in the General Election.
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Former Sri Lankan President Seeks PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's Resignation
Sri Lanka's former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe after his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa became the President, asserting that governance will improve if the President and the Cabinet are from the same party.
