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Sri Lankan Ex-President To Pay 100 Million Rupees To Easter Attack Victims
Sri Lanka's former president Maithripala Sirisena was on Thursday ordered by the country's top courtto pay SLRs 100 million as compensation to victims of the 2019 Easter attack for his negligence in preventing the attack.
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Outrage In Sri Lanka After President Pardons Man Who Killed Swedish Teen
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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International Drug Dealers Behind Sri Lanka Easter Bombings: President
International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka's deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country's leader claimed Monday, despite earlier blaming the attacks on Islamists.
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Lankan President Seeks Scrapping Of Reforms That Limited His Power
Sri Lanka's President Sunday called for sweeping reforms to the country's constitution that he introduced in 2015 to be rolled back, saying they are responsible for political instability.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency By Another Month In Surprise Move
A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka's President Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.
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PM Modi Plants Ashoka Tree Sapling At Sri Lanka President's House
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today planted a sapling of an evergreen Ashoka tree at the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisenas' residence. PM Modi is in Sri Lanka on the second leg of his first foreign visit after the elections last month.
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In Sri Lanka, PM Modi Makes Unscheduled Visit To Church Hit By Easter Bombing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka this morning, made an unscheduled visit to a Catholic church that was bombed during the Easter suicide attacks in April.
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Sri Lanka President Sacks Intelligence Chief Over Easter Attacks Probe
Sri Lanka's president has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide bombings, officials said Saturday.
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PM Modi First Foreign Leader To Visit Sri Lanka After Easter Bombings
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will briefly visit Sri Lanka on Sunday during which he will hold discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena, according to the president's office in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka President Slams Intelligence Chief Over Easter Attack Testimony
Sri Lanka's president publicly rebuked his intelligence chief on Thursday after he told a parliamentary panel that the Easter suicide bombings in which 258 people died could have been avoided.
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Sri Lanka To Relax Emergency In A Month, Says President
Sri Lanka's President announced on Monday he will allow tough emergency laws to lapse within a month because the security situation was "99 percent back to normal" following the Easter bombings.
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Hardline Buddhist Monk Serving Jail Term
Sri Lanka's president granted an amnesty to a firebrand Buddhist monk on Wednesday, four days after holding talks with him at the country's main prison, officials said.
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"Leave My Country Alone": Lankan President's Message To ISIS After Blasts
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed by Islamic State, telling the terrorist group to "leave my country alone".
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Sri Lanka Police Chief Refusing To Quit Despite President's Request
Sri Lanka's incumbent police chief has refused to step down over the Easter Sunday suicide attacks despite President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday naming his successor.
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In President Sirisena's Presence, Sri Lanka Destroys 800 Kg Cocaine
Sri Lankan police on Monday destroyed nearly 800 kilos (1,280 pounds) of cocaine in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena, who has called for the death penalty for traffickers.
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Sri Lankan Ex-President To Pay 100 Million Rupees To Easter Attack Victims
Sri Lanka's former president Maithripala Sirisena was on Thursday ordered by the country's top courtto pay SLRs 100 million as compensation to victims of the 2019 Easter attack for his negligence in preventing the attack.
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Outrage In Sri Lanka After President Pardons Man Who Killed Swedish Teen
Sri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage.
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International Drug Dealers Behind Sri Lanka Easter Bombings: President
International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka's deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country's leader claimed Monday, despite earlier blaming the attacks on Islamists.
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Lankan President Seeks Scrapping Of Reforms That Limited His Power
Sri Lanka's President Sunday called for sweeping reforms to the country's constitution that he introduced in 2015 to be rolled back, saying they are responsible for political instability.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency By Another Month In Surprise Move
A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka's President Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.
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PM Modi Plants Ashoka Tree Sapling At Sri Lanka President's House
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today planted a sapling of an evergreen Ashoka tree at the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisenas' residence. PM Modi is in Sri Lanka on the second leg of his first foreign visit after the elections last month.
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In Sri Lanka, PM Modi Makes Unscheduled Visit To Church Hit By Easter Bombing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka this morning, made an unscheduled visit to a Catholic church that was bombed during the Easter suicide attacks in April.
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Sri Lanka President Sacks Intelligence Chief Over Easter Attacks Probe
Sri Lanka's president has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide bombings, officials said Saturday.
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PM Modi First Foreign Leader To Visit Sri Lanka After Easter Bombings
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will briefly visit Sri Lanka on Sunday during which he will hold discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena, according to the president's office in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka President Slams Intelligence Chief Over Easter Attack Testimony
Sri Lanka's president publicly rebuked his intelligence chief on Thursday after he told a parliamentary panel that the Easter suicide bombings in which 258 people died could have been avoided.
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Sri Lanka To Relax Emergency In A Month, Says President
Sri Lanka's President announced on Monday he will allow tough emergency laws to lapse within a month because the security situation was "99 percent back to normal" following the Easter bombings.
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Sri Lanka President Pardons Hardline Buddhist Monk Serving Jail Term
Sri Lanka's president granted an amnesty to a firebrand Buddhist monk on Wednesday, four days after holding talks with him at the country's main prison, officials said.
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"Leave My Country Alone": Lankan President's Message To ISIS After Blasts
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed by Islamic State, telling the terrorist group to "leave my country alone".
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Sri Lanka Police Chief Refusing To Quit Despite President's Request
Sri Lanka's incumbent police chief has refused to step down over the Easter Sunday suicide attacks despite President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday naming his successor.
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In President Sirisena's Presence, Sri Lanka Destroys 800 Kg Cocaine
Sri Lankan police on Monday destroyed nearly 800 kilos (1,280 pounds) of cocaine in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena, who has called for the death penalty for traffickers.
