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Sri Lanka To Toughen Pollution Laws But Have A Massive Problem
Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored.
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Sri Lankan Government to Prioritise Implementation of Aadhaar-Like Unitary Digital Identity: Report
Sri Lanka’s government has decided to prioritise the implementation of the Unitary Digital Identity framework, an Aadhaar-like digital identity system for the country. The government reachedan agreement in 2019 with the government of India for a grant to help implement its Unitary Digital Identity framework. The Sri Lankan government is has not ...
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Sri Lanka Proposes New Law On Fake News After Easter Attacks
Sri Lanka's government will introduce five-year jail terms for those caught spreading fake news and hate speech on social media, the government said Wednesday, following a surge in online vitriol and disinformation after the Easter suicide attacks.
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Sri Lanka Parliament Stops Ministers' Salaries To Pressure Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday voted to halt payment of ministers' salaries and travel expenses, but it remained unclear how the move would impact the disputed government of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa whose ministers boycotted the vote.
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Ousted PM Wickremesinghe Wins Control Of Key Panel In Lankan Parliament
Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe's alliance today won control of a powerful panel in Parliament, dealing a major blow to President Maithripala Sirisena and his prime ministerial appointee Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lankan Legislator Says Was Offered $2.8 Million To Back New PM
A Sri Lankan legislator on Friday said he had been offered $2.8 million and a ministerial post by a telephone caller from the opposite camp to switch his support to new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a week-old political crisis.
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Sri Lanka Braces For Protests Over President's "Coup" Against Sitting PM
Sri Lanka today braced for a protest called by ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's party against what it said was a "coup" by President Maithripala Sirisena, amidst efforts by opposing sides to secure their numbers in parliament to end the country's political crisis.
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Sri Lanka Live Updates: Ranil Wickremesinghe Says He's Still PM
After Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister, replacing him with the island nation's former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mr Wickremesinghe has refused recognise his shock dismissal, in an unfolding constitutional crisis.
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Sri Lanka's Former Strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa Makes Comeback Attempt
A year after losing Sri Lanka's Presidency in a stunning electoral upset, strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa is making unusual political moves to regain power in the South Asian island nation - through a newly launched political party in which he has no actual stake.
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Sri Lanka Set To Abolish Executive Presidential System
The Sri Lankan Government is set to move a resolution in Parliament next month to convert the House into a Constitutional Assembly which will initiate the process of drafting a new Constitution and abolishing the executive presidential system.
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Tamil Prisoners End Hunger Strike in Sri Lanka
Over 200 Tamil political prisoners, who were on hunger strike in Sri Lanka to protest against being jailed for years without trial, today ended their fast following an assurance from President Maithripala Sirisena that their grievances would be addressed.
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Sri Lanka Promises Urgent Action on Tamil Prisoners
The Sri Lankan government has pledged urgent action to address the concerns of Tamil political prisoners languishing in jails for several years on suspicion of links to the now-defeated LTTE as their hunger strike entered fourth day.
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Low-Cost Carrier 'Mihin Lanka' to Launch Kolkata-Colombo Direct Flight From Wednesday
Kolkata is all set to have direct flights to Colombo, starting this Wednesday. Sri Lanka government's low-cost carrier Mihin Lanka will operate the service thrice a week from the Netaji Subhas Chandra International Airport.
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Secretary of State John Kerry Seeks to Reset US-Sri Lanka Relations
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Sri Lanka today to offer support for newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena after years of tensions with the former government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa over human rights.
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India Dismisses Reports of Expulsion of RAW Official in Colombo
India today dismissed reports that the Colombo station chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) had been expelled in the run up to this month's Sri Lankan Presidential election and maintained that he has moved out after completion of his three-year tenure.
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Sri Lanka To Toughen Pollution Laws But Have A Massive Problem
Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ignored.
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Sri Lankan Government to Prioritise Implementation of Aadhaar-Like Unitary Digital Identity: Report
Sri Lanka’s government has decided to prioritise the implementation of the Unitary Digital Identity framework, an Aadhaar-like digital identity system for the country. The government reachedan agreement in 2019 with the government of India for a grant to help implement its Unitary Digital Identity framework. The Sri Lankan government is has not ...
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Sri Lanka Proposes New Law On Fake News After Easter Attacks
Sri Lanka's government will introduce five-year jail terms for those caught spreading fake news and hate speech on social media, the government said Wednesday, following a surge in online vitriol and disinformation after the Easter suicide attacks.
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Sri Lanka Parliament Stops Ministers' Salaries To Pressure Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday voted to halt payment of ministers' salaries and travel expenses, but it remained unclear how the move would impact the disputed government of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa whose ministers boycotted the vote.
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Ousted PM Wickremesinghe Wins Control Of Key Panel In Lankan Parliament
Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe's alliance today won control of a powerful panel in Parliament, dealing a major blow to President Maithripala Sirisena and his prime ministerial appointee Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lankan Legislator Says Was Offered $2.8 Million To Back New PM
A Sri Lankan legislator on Friday said he had been offered $2.8 million and a ministerial post by a telephone caller from the opposite camp to switch his support to new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a week-old political crisis.
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Sri Lanka Braces For Protests Over President's "Coup" Against Sitting PM
Sri Lanka today braced for a protest called by ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's party against what it said was a "coup" by President Maithripala Sirisena, amidst efforts by opposing sides to secure their numbers in parliament to end the country's political crisis.
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Sri Lanka Live Updates: Ranil Wickremesinghe Says He's Still PM
After Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister, replacing him with the island nation's former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mr Wickremesinghe has refused recognise his shock dismissal, in an unfolding constitutional crisis.
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Sri Lanka's Former Strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa Makes Comeback Attempt
A year after losing Sri Lanka's Presidency in a stunning electoral upset, strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa is making unusual political moves to regain power in the South Asian island nation - through a newly launched political party in which he has no actual stake.
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Sri Lanka Set To Abolish Executive Presidential System
The Sri Lankan Government is set to move a resolution in Parliament next month to convert the House into a Constitutional Assembly which will initiate the process of drafting a new Constitution and abolishing the executive presidential system.
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Tamil Prisoners End Hunger Strike in Sri Lanka
Over 200 Tamil political prisoners, who were on hunger strike in Sri Lanka to protest against being jailed for years without trial, today ended their fast following an assurance from President Maithripala Sirisena that their grievances would be addressed.
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Sri Lanka Promises Urgent Action on Tamil Prisoners
The Sri Lankan government has pledged urgent action to address the concerns of Tamil political prisoners languishing in jails for several years on suspicion of links to the now-defeated LTTE as their hunger strike entered fourth day.
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Low-Cost Carrier 'Mihin Lanka' to Launch Kolkata-Colombo Direct Flight From Wednesday
Kolkata is all set to have direct flights to Colombo, starting this Wednesday. Sri Lanka government's low-cost carrier Mihin Lanka will operate the service thrice a week from the Netaji Subhas Chandra International Airport.
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Secretary of State John Kerry Seeks to Reset US-Sri Lanka Relations
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Sri Lanka today to offer support for newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena after years of tensions with the former government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa over human rights.
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India Dismisses Reports of Expulsion of RAW Official in Colombo
India today dismissed reports that the Colombo station chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) had been expelled in the run up to this month's Sri Lankan Presidential election and maintained that he has moved out after completion of his three-year tenure.
