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"You Saved Us": Lanka Speaker Thanks India For Providing Aid Amid Crisis
Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday thanked India for the financial assistance it extended to the island nation when it reeled under an unprecedented economic crisis last year.
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Clears Path For Decriminalising Homosexuality
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, the speaker of parliament said on Tuesday, in a move hailed as a "historic development" by campaigners.
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India Supportive Of Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery, Says High Commissioner
Indian High commissioner Gopal Baglay called on the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday and said that India will continue to be "supportive of democracy, stability and economic recovery in Sri Lanka".
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New Lanka President To Be Elected On July 20, Says Parliament Speaker
Sri Lanka's parliament will vote on a new president Wednesday, the speaker's office said Friday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he was driven out of the country.
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New Lanka President Next Week, Over To R Wickremesinghe For Now: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka's parliament will elect a new President on Wednesday, an official said, as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation was accepted by the Speaker after the leader fled the country earlier this week.
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Amid Emergency, Sri Lankan President Told To Summon Parliament Immediately
Sri Lanka's Parliament speaker requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to summon the house immediately amid unprecedented violence and economic crisis. There are provisions for the Speaker to summon the House just to discuss the present crisis only.
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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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Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Warns Crisis Risking Starvation
Sri Lanka's crippling economic crisis risks starvation across the island nation of 22 million while acute shortages and blackouts will get worse, the speaker of parliament warned Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka To Hold Third Vote On No Confidence Motion Against Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday asked an all-party meeting to hold a third vote on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, deepening the country's political crisis.
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Books, Water Bottles Thrown At Speaker Amid Chaos In Sri Lanka Parliament
Sri Lanka's parliament descended into chaos for a second day on Friday as lawmakers supporting newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa threw books, chili paste and water bottles at the Speaker to try to disrupt a second no-confidence motion.
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Sri Lanka President Seeks Fresh No-Confidence Motion Against Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's president on Thursday urged the speaker of parliament and some political parties to seek a fresh no-confidence motion against a prime minister he appointed last month, creating political instability in the south Asian country.
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No Functioning PM Or Cabinet As Sri Lanka Grinds To A Political Halt
Sri Lanka appeared to have ground to a political halt on Thursday with the Speaker of parliament saying there was no functioning prime minister or cabinet after Wednesday's no-confidence vote.
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Sri Lanka Parliament Votes Against Controversial New Rajapaksa Government
Sri Lanka's parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the controversially appointed government of Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court overturned a presidential decree dissolving the legislature.
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Sri Lanka President Usurped The Rights Of Lawmakers: Parliament Speaker
Sri Lanka's parliamentary Speaker Sunday accused President Maithripala Sirisena of "usurping" the rights of legislators and asked public servants not to carry out his "illegal orders".
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Prove Mahinda Rajapaksa's Majority In Floor Test: Sri Lanka Speaker
Sri Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said Wednesday he wanted a floor test in parliament to resolve the issue of two prime ministers in the country which arose following the sacking of Ranil Wickremesinghe and replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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"You Saved Us": Lanka Speaker Thanks India For Providing Aid Amid Crisis
Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday thanked India for the financial assistance it extended to the island nation when it reeled under an unprecedented economic crisis last year.
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Clears Path For Decriminalising Homosexuality
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, the speaker of parliament said on Tuesday, in a move hailed as a "historic development" by campaigners.
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India Supportive Of Sri Lanka's Economic Recovery, Says High Commissioner
Indian High commissioner Gopal Baglay called on the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday and said that India will continue to be "supportive of democracy, stability and economic recovery in Sri Lanka".
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New Lanka President To Be Elected On July 20, Says Parliament Speaker
Sri Lanka's parliament will vote on a new president Wednesday, the speaker's office said Friday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he was driven out of the country.
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New Lanka President Next Week, Over To R Wickremesinghe For Now: 10 Facts
Sri Lanka's parliament will elect a new President on Wednesday, an official said, as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation was accepted by the Speaker after the leader fled the country earlier this week.
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Amid Emergency, Sri Lankan President Told To Summon Parliament Immediately
Sri Lanka's Parliament speaker requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to summon the house immediately amid unprecedented violence and economic crisis. There are provisions for the Speaker to summon the House just to discuss the present crisis only.
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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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Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Warns Crisis Risking Starvation
Sri Lanka's crippling economic crisis risks starvation across the island nation of 22 million while acute shortages and blackouts will get worse, the speaker of parliament warned Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka To Hold Third Vote On No Confidence Motion Against Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday asked an all-party meeting to hold a third vote on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, deepening the country's political crisis.
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Books, Water Bottles Thrown At Speaker Amid Chaos In Sri Lanka Parliament
Sri Lanka's parliament descended into chaos for a second day on Friday as lawmakers supporting newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa threw books, chili paste and water bottles at the Speaker to try to disrupt a second no-confidence motion.
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Sri Lanka President Seeks Fresh No-Confidence Motion Against Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's president on Thursday urged the speaker of parliament and some political parties to seek a fresh no-confidence motion against a prime minister he appointed last month, creating political instability in the south Asian country.
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No Functioning PM Or Cabinet As Sri Lanka Grinds To A Political Halt
Sri Lanka appeared to have ground to a political halt on Thursday with the Speaker of parliament saying there was no functioning prime minister or cabinet after Wednesday's no-confidence vote.
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Sri Lanka Parliament Votes Against Controversial New Rajapaksa Government
Sri Lanka's parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the controversially appointed government of Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court overturned a presidential decree dissolving the legislature.
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Sri Lanka President Usurped The Rights Of Lawmakers: Parliament Speaker
Sri Lanka's parliamentary Speaker Sunday accused President Maithripala Sirisena of "usurping" the rights of legislators and asked public servants not to carry out his "illegal orders".
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Prove Mahinda Rajapaksa's Majority In Floor Test: Sri Lanka Speaker
Sri Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said Wednesday he wanted a floor test in parliament to resolve the issue of two prime ministers in the country which arose following the sacking of Ranil Wickremesinghe and replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.
