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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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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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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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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Vows to Remain in Politics
A day after his party lost the parliamentary elections, former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said today that he won't retire from politics. He said he will be in parliament as a MP and serve the nation.
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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 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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Will Sri Lanka Stick To Its "Known Devil"?
Swapan Dasgupta on the big January 8 election for the island.
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Sri Lanka top leaders hold reconciliation talks on Tamils
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe held talks in Colombo today to resolve differences over opposition's participation in a parliamentary panel to hammer out a solution to the issue of the Lankan Tamils.
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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.
-
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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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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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Vows to Remain in Politics
A day after his party lost the parliamentary elections, former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said today that he won't retire from politics. He said he will be in parliament as a MP and serve the nation.
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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 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.
-
Will Sri Lanka Stick To Its "Known Devil"?
Swapan Dasgupta on the big January 8 election for the island.
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Sri Lanka top leaders hold reconciliation talks on Tamils
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe held talks in Colombo today to resolve differences over opposition's participation in a parliamentary panel to hammer out a solution to the issue of the Lankan Tamils.
