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Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to Visit India on First Foreign Tour
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's first overseas visit since assuming office will be to India next week during which he will hold extensive talks with the Indian leadership including on the sensitive fishermen issue and a comprehensive economic pact.
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Sri Lanka's Parliament Sworn in After Unity Government Formed
Sri Lanka's new parliament was sworn in on Tuesday following a general election that saw Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe form a broad-based unity government.
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Sri Lanka Cabinet Formation Further Delayed
Sri Lanka's new government has further delayed formation of the Cabinet beyond the already agreed deadline of September 1.
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UN Seeks Lasting Peace From Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickeremesinghe
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wished the newly-elected Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and sought lasting peace in the country from the unity government that has pledged for reconciliation and ethnic harmony.
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PM Modi Congratulates Lankan Counterpart Wickremesinghe on Poll Win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Ranil Wickremesinghe on being sworn-in as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe to be Sworn-In as Sri Lankan Prime Minister Today
Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe will be sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister today, returning to the office for a fourth term after his party won the closely contested general election.
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DMK Congratulates Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Poll Win
DMK President M Karunanidhi hoped that the Tamil National Alliance's win in Sri Lanka would give rise to a situation for a permanent solution to travails of Tamils.
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Poll Victor to Build Sri Lankan Unity Government
General election victor Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday called on Sri Lankans to unite as he set about the task of forming a national unity government that will seek to heal the divisions of the past.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa's Comeback Fails as Sri Lankan Voters Back Reforms
Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's attempt to stage a comeback in Sri Lanka's general election has ended in defeat as results on Tuesday showed the alliance that toppled him making decisive gains.
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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa Plans Comeback as Sri Lanka Votes
Sri Lanka goes to the polls Monday with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa desperate to pull off a shock political comeback, this time as prime minister, months after being toppled as president.
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Sri Lanka Goes to Polls With Tight Security in Place
Sri Lanka is all set to vote in a crucial general election tomorrow after a tense poll campaign with Mahinda Rajapaksa eyeing a political comeback as prime minister months after being toppled as president.
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Sri Lanka Deploys Thousands of Police on Election Eve
Sri Lanka deployed thousands of police today in stepped up security on the eve of a general election after the campaign was hit by sporadic violence that claimed four lives.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Vows to Safeguard National Security
Sri Lankans need not fear about a possible re-emergence of the vanquished Tamil Tiger guerrillas, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said.
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Sri Lanka's Ruling Party Refuses to Make Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Ministerial Candidate
Sri Lankan ruling party coalition today refused to make former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a prime ministerial candidate, dashing his efforts to return to front line politics.
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Sri Lanka's New Government Passes First Parliament Test
Sri Lanka's new government cleared its first test in parliament Saturday, securing a crushing majority for a welfare budget unveiled last month.
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Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to Visit India on First Foreign Tour
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's first overseas visit since assuming office will be to India next week during which he will hold extensive talks with the Indian leadership including on the sensitive fishermen issue and a comprehensive economic pact.
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Sri Lanka's Parliament Sworn in After Unity Government Formed
Sri Lanka's new parliament was sworn in on Tuesday following a general election that saw Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe form a broad-based unity government.
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Sri Lanka Cabinet Formation Further Delayed
Sri Lanka's new government has further delayed formation of the Cabinet beyond the already agreed deadline of September 1.
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UN Seeks Lasting Peace From Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickeremesinghe
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wished the newly-elected Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and sought lasting peace in the country from the unity government that has pledged for reconciliation and ethnic harmony.
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PM Modi Congratulates Lankan Counterpart Wickremesinghe on Poll Win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Ranil Wickremesinghe on being sworn-in as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe to be Sworn-In as Sri Lankan Prime Minister Today
Incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe will be sworn-in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister today, returning to the office for a fourth term after his party won the closely contested general election.
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DMK Congratulates Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Poll Win
DMK President M Karunanidhi hoped that the Tamil National Alliance's win in Sri Lanka would give rise to a situation for a permanent solution to travails of Tamils.
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Poll Victor to Build Sri Lankan Unity Government
General election victor Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday called on Sri Lankans to unite as he set about the task of forming a national unity government that will seek to heal the divisions of the past.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa's Comeback Fails as Sri Lankan Voters Back Reforms
Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's attempt to stage a comeback in Sri Lanka's general election has ended in defeat as results on Tuesday showed the alliance that toppled him making decisive gains.
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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa Plans Comeback as Sri Lanka Votes
Sri Lanka goes to the polls Monday with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa desperate to pull off a shock political comeback, this time as prime minister, months after being toppled as president.
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Sri Lanka Goes to Polls With Tight Security in Place
Sri Lanka is all set to vote in a crucial general election tomorrow after a tense poll campaign with Mahinda Rajapaksa eyeing a political comeback as prime minister months after being toppled as president.
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Sri Lanka Deploys Thousands of Police on Election Eve
Sri Lanka deployed thousands of police today in stepped up security on the eve of a general election after the campaign was hit by sporadic violence that claimed four lives.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Vows to Safeguard National Security
Sri Lankans need not fear about a possible re-emergence of the vanquished Tamil Tiger guerrillas, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said.
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Sri Lanka's Ruling Party Refuses to Make Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Ministerial Candidate
Sri Lankan ruling party coalition today refused to make former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, a prime ministerial candidate, dashing his efforts to return to front line politics.
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Sri Lanka's New Government Passes First Parliament Test
Sri Lanka's new government cleared its first test in parliament Saturday, securing a crushing majority for a welfare budget unveiled last month.
