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Dinesh Gunawardena To Be Named Sri Lanka's Next Prime Minister: Report
Sri Lanka's new president will appoint senior lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena as the crisis-hit country's next prime minister, four political sources said on Thursday.
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Video: Moment When Thousands Of Protesters Entered Lankan PM Office
As protests intensified in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, protestors who had gathered outside Sri Lanka PM's office have taken over his residence at Flower Road here.
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New Indian Credit Line To Help Buy Fuel For Another 4 Months: Lanka PM
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesighe on Tuesday said that a new Credit Line provided by India will support the cash-strapped island nation's fuel purchase for another four months from July even as an LPG shipment of 3,500 MT reached Sri Lanka
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Only India Providing Money For Fuel, Says Sri Lankan PM Amid Crisis
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Wednesday that he has urged IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva to "expedite" its assistance programme to Sri Lanka and underlined that no country except India is providing money to the crisis-hit island.
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Sri Lanka Seeks United Nations Help To Tide Over Food Shortages
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking urgent United Nations help to build a stockpile of essential foods, the prime minister's office said Friday, after authorities warned of looming starvation.
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Sri Lanka PM Proposes To Make President, Cabinet Answerable To Parliament
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday his government was working on amending the constitution to make the president and cabinet accountable to parliament.
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Sri Lanka PM's Push For Export-Oriented Economy Amid Crisis
Amid Sri Lanka's economic meltdown, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has elucidated the need to make policy decisions based on an export-oriented economy.
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Appointed To Helm Finance Ministry
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday given the additional responsibility of running the finance ministry as the island nation grapples with its worst-ever economic crisis.
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New Sri Lanka PM To Sell Airline, Print Money To Pay Salaries
Sri Lanka's new government plans to sell its national airline to stem losses, part of efforts to stabilize the nation's finances even as authorities are forced to print money to pay government salaries.
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Can Make "Any Sacrifice" For Country: Sri Lankan PM Amid Calls To Resign
Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday said he is ready to make "any sacrifice" for the people amidst reports that the Sri Lankan Prime Minister may offer to stand down, as pressure mounts on the embattled government.
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Crowds Jeer Sri Lankan PM: "We Will Worship You- If You Leave"
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was booed and heckled Sunday on his first public outing since protests erupted across the country demanding his ruling family resign over the worsening economic crisis.
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People Know "Who I Am, What I Am": Sri Lanka PM Says He Won't Resign
Sri Lanka's embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has not asked him to resign and claimed that they were on the "same page" to resolve the worst economic crisis.
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Will Work With India For Prosperity: Sri Lanka Premier To PM Modi
Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajpaksa today said that he would work with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for peace and prosperity for both the countries and the region.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Resigns As Sri Lanka PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe To Return
Ending the power tussle in Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move, resigned today and Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to take oath as the island nation's prime minister tomorrow.
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Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa To Step Down, Tweets His Son
Sri Lanka's strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will step down from his disputed position of premier, his son said Friday, signalling an end to a crippling seven-week long power struggle.
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Dinesh Gunawardena To Be Named Sri Lanka's Next Prime Minister: Report
Sri Lanka's new president will appoint senior lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena as the crisis-hit country's next prime minister, four political sources said on Thursday.
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Video: Moment When Thousands Of Protesters Entered Lankan PM Office
As protests intensified in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, protestors who had gathered outside Sri Lanka PM's office have taken over his residence at Flower Road here.
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New Indian Credit Line To Help Buy Fuel For Another 4 Months: Lanka PM
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesighe on Tuesday said that a new Credit Line provided by India will support the cash-strapped island nation's fuel purchase for another four months from July even as an LPG shipment of 3,500 MT reached Sri Lanka
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Only India Providing Money For Fuel, Says Sri Lankan PM Amid Crisis
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Wednesday that he has urged IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva to "expedite" its assistance programme to Sri Lanka and underlined that no country except India is providing money to the crisis-hit island.
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Sri Lanka Seeks United Nations Help To Tide Over Food Shortages
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking urgent United Nations help to build a stockpile of essential foods, the prime minister's office said Friday, after authorities warned of looming starvation.
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Sri Lanka PM Proposes To Make President, Cabinet Answerable To Parliament
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday his government was working on amending the constitution to make the president and cabinet accountable to parliament.
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Sri Lanka PM's Push For Export-Oriented Economy Amid Crisis
Amid Sri Lanka's economic meltdown, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has elucidated the need to make policy decisions based on an export-oriented economy.
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister Appointed To Helm Finance Ministry
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday given the additional responsibility of running the finance ministry as the island nation grapples with its worst-ever economic crisis.
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New Sri Lanka PM To Sell Airline, Print Money To Pay Salaries
Sri Lanka's new government plans to sell its national airline to stem losses, part of efforts to stabilize the nation's finances even as authorities are forced to print money to pay government salaries.
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Can Make "Any Sacrifice" For Country: Sri Lankan PM Amid Calls To Resign
Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday said he is ready to make "any sacrifice" for the people amidst reports that the Sri Lankan Prime Minister may offer to stand down, as pressure mounts on the embattled government.
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Crowds Jeer Sri Lankan PM: "We Will Worship You- If You Leave"
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was booed and heckled Sunday on his first public outing since protests erupted across the country demanding his ruling family resign over the worsening economic crisis.
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People Know "Who I Am, What I Am": Sri Lanka PM Says He Won't Resign
Sri Lanka's embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has not asked him to resign and claimed that they were on the "same page" to resolve the worst economic crisis.
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Will Work With India For Prosperity: Sri Lanka Premier To PM Modi
Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajpaksa today said that he would work with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for peace and prosperity for both the countries and the region.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Resigns As Sri Lanka PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe To Return
Ending the power tussle in Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move, resigned today and Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to take oath as the island nation's prime minister tomorrow.
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Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa To Step Down, Tweets His Son
Sri Lanka's strongman leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will step down from his disputed position of premier, his son said Friday, signalling an end to a crippling seven-week long power struggle.
