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Easter attackers should be executed says Sri Lanka president
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka´s president has demanded capital punishment for the “terrorists” responsible for the deadly Easter Sunday attacks just days...
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Sri Lanka bans face covering after attacks
In Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena announced a ban on any form of face covering in public. The President office...
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Terrorists carrying out Easter blasts have link to drug trade: Sri-Lankan President
In Sri-Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena says terrorists who carried out the Easter blasts have a link to drug trade. Speaking...
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Sri Lanka parties challenge president in court
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main parties on Monday challenged in the highest court the president’s sacking of parliament, a move which...
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Sri Lanka political crisis
Sri Lanka’s parliament speaker today defied a suspension order by the country’s president and called a meeting of lawmakers next...
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Sri Lankan President lifts suspension of parliament
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the suspension of Parliament and summoned a meeting of the legislature on Monday...
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Sri Lanka s president to reconvene parliament
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will reconvene parliament. Addressing a meeting in Colombo, newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said...
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Sri Lanka politics: President Sirisena suspends parliament amid crisis
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament, deepening political turmoil after he sacked his Prime Minister who had called for...
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Sri Lankan President suspends parliament amid deepening crisis
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has suspended parliament which has further deepened political turmoil in the country. Earlier, he sacked...
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Sri Lanka arrests top policeman over alleged president assassination plot
A top Sri Lankan police official was arrested over a suspected plot to kill President Maithripala Sirisena. The Criminal Investigation...