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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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At Ex PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's 1st Address Since Ousting, He Made This Error
Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed his first public meeting on Saturday since he was forced to resign in May and ouster of his younger brother and former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July.
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Parliament To Elect New Sri Lankan President On July 20, Says Speaker
Sri Lanka Crisis: The Sri Lankan Parliament will elect the new president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa on July 20, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced on Monday.
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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Brother Resigns From Parliament
The brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa said on Thursday that he had resigned from parliament.
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Sri Lanka Protesters Push Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
Sri Lanka's main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president resign to take responsibility for the country's disastrous economic crisis.
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Lankan Protesters Vow To Continue Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
President Gotabaya's elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, quit as Prime Minister on May 9 as the violence spiralled and is in hiding in a military base.
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Ex Sri Lanka PM Banned From Leaving Country As Economic Crisis Worsens: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to name a new Prime Minister to replace his brother as the country battles an economic crisis. Former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned from leaving the country after his supporters attacked protesters.
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Sri Lanka's Day Of Deadly Violence: Here's All You Need To Know
At least five people were killed and almost 200 wounded in Sri Lanka on Monday in a wave of violence between government supporters and demonstrators demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Likely To Resign: Report
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is learnt to have responded positively to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's request to him to quit in the face of the deepening economic crisis along with the imposition of the state of emergency in the island
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Sri Lanka's Crucial Parliamentary Session Starts Amid No-Trust Motions Against Rajapaksas
Sri Lanka's Parliament met today for a crucial session, a day after Sri Lanka's main Opposition party SJB handed over to the parliamentary Speaker motions of no-confidence against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government.
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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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At Ex PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's 1st Address Since Ousting, He Made This Error
Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed his first public meeting on Saturday since he was forced to resign in May and ouster of his younger brother and former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July.
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Parliament To Elect New Sri Lankan President On July 20, Says Speaker
Sri Lanka Crisis: The Sri Lankan Parliament will elect the new president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa on July 20, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced on Monday.
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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Brother Resigns From Parliament
The brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa said on Thursday that he had resigned from parliament.
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Sri Lanka Protesters Push Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
Sri Lanka's main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president resign to take responsibility for the country's disastrous economic crisis.
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Lankan Protesters Vow To Continue Anti-Government Campaign Despite New PM
President Gotabaya's elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, quit as Prime Minister on May 9 as the violence spiralled and is in hiding in a military base.
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Ex Sri Lanka PM Banned From Leaving Country As Economic Crisis Worsens: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to name a new Prime Minister to replace his brother as the country battles an economic crisis. Former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned from leaving the country after his supporters attacked protesters.
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Sri Lanka's Day Of Deadly Violence: Here's All You Need To Know
At least five people were killed and almost 200 wounded in Sri Lanka on Monday in a wave of violence between government supporters and demonstrators demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Likely To Resign: Report
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is learnt to have responded positively to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's request to him to quit in the face of the deepening economic crisis along with the imposition of the state of emergency in the island
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Sri Lanka's Crucial Parliamentary Session Starts Amid No-Trust Motions Against Rajapaksas
Sri Lanka's Parliament met today for a crucial session, a day after Sri Lanka's main Opposition party SJB handed over to the parliamentary Speaker motions of no-confidence against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government.
