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Sri Lanka Declares Emergency As Cyclone Ditwah Death Count Hits 132
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.
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Emergency Declared In Sri Lanka Ahead Of Presidential Election
Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island nation with effect from Monday,
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Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency As President Rajapaksa Flees
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, the Prime Minister's office said.
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Sri Lanka Under State Of Emergency Again Amid Its Worst Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a state of emergency from midnight amid protests against a massive economic crisis that has crippled the island nation with external debt.
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36-Hour Curfew In Sri Lanka, Social Media Sites Blocked: 10 Points
A 36-hour curfew has been imposed in Sri Lanka from Saturday 6pm to Monday 6 am amid a spate of protests over the economic crisis in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency After Unrest Over Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka is facing severe shortages of essentials, sharp price rises and crippling power cuts in its most painful downturn since independence from Britain in 1948.
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Sri Lanka Ends Emergency 4 Months After Easter Blasts
Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people, officials said Friday.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency For Fourth Month After Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka on Monday extended a law granting security forces emergency powers for a fourth month following the Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency A Month After Suicide Bombings
Sri Lanka's president extended on Wednesday by a further month the state of emergency imposed immediately after the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people.
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Sri Lanka Wakes To Emergency Law After Easter Bombing Attacks
Sri Lankans woke to emergency law on Tuesday as authorities searched for those behind suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels that killed 290 people at the weekend, with the focus turning to militants with links to foreign groups.
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Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena Lifts Nationwide State Of Emergency
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday he had lifted a nationwide state of emergency imposed on March 6 after Buddhist-Muslim clashes.
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Sri Lanka Issues A State Of Emergency, But Most Of The Country Is Safe For Visitors
A recent conflict in Sri Lanka has interrupted travelers' reveries of sacred Buddhist sites, languorous beaches and Ceylon tea moments. But careful planning - and heightened awareness - are helping keep dream trips to the Southeast Asian island alive.
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Sri Lanka President Removes Law And Order Minister After Communal Riots
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the law and order minister amidst fresh violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the Kandy district despite imposition of nationwide emergency.
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The Latest On Sri Lanka Crisis And Violence Against Muslims: 10 Facts
An indefinite curfew in the Sri Lankan town of Kandy will be temporarily lifted today, authorities said, following days of violence against members of the minority Muslim community by Buddhists. Buddhist mobs attacked mosques and Muslim businesses in Kandy since an altercation between members of the two communities over the weekend, prompting Presi...
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Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media Networks To Prevent Communal Violence
Sri Lanka's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) will block social media networks such as Facebook Inc. Viber and Whatsapp across the country for three days to prevent the spread of communal violence, officials said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka Declares Emergency As Cyclone Ditwah Death Count Hits 132
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.
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Emergency Declared In Sri Lanka Ahead Of Presidential Election
Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island nation with effect from Monday,
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Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency As President Rajapaksa Flees
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, the Prime Minister's office said.
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Sri Lanka Under State Of Emergency Again Amid Its Worst Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a state of emergency from midnight amid protests against a massive economic crisis that has crippled the island nation with external debt.
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36-Hour Curfew In Sri Lanka, Social Media Sites Blocked: 10 Points
A 36-hour curfew has been imposed in Sri Lanka from Saturday 6pm to Monday 6 am amid a spate of protests over the economic crisis in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency After Unrest Over Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka is facing severe shortages of essentials, sharp price rises and crippling power cuts in its most painful downturn since independence from Britain in 1948.
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Sri Lanka Ends Emergency 4 Months After Easter Blasts
Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people, officials said Friday.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency For Fourth Month After Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka on Monday extended a law granting security forces emergency powers for a fourth month following the Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency A Month After Suicide Bombings
Sri Lanka's president extended on Wednesday by a further month the state of emergency imposed immediately after the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people.
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Sri Lanka Wakes To Emergency Law After Easter Bombing Attacks
Sri Lankans woke to emergency law on Tuesday as authorities searched for those behind suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels that killed 290 people at the weekend, with the focus turning to militants with links to foreign groups.
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Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena Lifts Nationwide State Of Emergency
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said on Sunday he had lifted a nationwide state of emergency imposed on March 6 after Buddhist-Muslim clashes.
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Sri Lanka Issues A State Of Emergency, But Most Of The Country Is Safe For Visitors
A recent conflict in Sri Lanka has interrupted travelers' reveries of sacred Buddhist sites, languorous beaches and Ceylon tea moments. But careful planning - and heightened awareness - are helping keep dream trips to the Southeast Asian island alive.
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Sri Lanka President Removes Law And Order Minister After Communal Riots
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the law and order minister amidst fresh violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the Kandy district despite imposition of nationwide emergency.
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The Latest On Sri Lanka Crisis And Violence Against Muslims: 10 Facts
An indefinite curfew in the Sri Lankan town of Kandy will be temporarily lifted today, authorities said, following days of violence against members of the minority Muslim community by Buddhists. Buddhist mobs attacked mosques and Muslim businesses in Kandy since an altercation between members of the two communities over the weekend, prompting Presi...
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Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media Networks To Prevent Communal Violence
Sri Lanka's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) will block social media networks such as Facebook Inc. Viber and Whatsapp across the country for three days to prevent the spread of communal violence, officials said on Wednesday.
