India.com News Desk | November 16, 2019 7:08 AM IST
New Delhi: The voting for a new Sri Lankan president began on Saturday at 7:00 AM local time (01:30 ...
Sri Lanka Presidential Election Begins; Unidentified Group Opens Fire on Two Buses Carrying Muslim Voters in
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2019-11-15T20:08:35+00:00
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Maithripala Sirisena
PTI | July 23, 2019 7:45 AM IST
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday extended the state of emergency by a month in the interest of maintaini...
Sri Lanka Extends Emergency by One More Month For 'Public Security'
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2019-07-22T20:45:16+00:00
2019-07-22T20:45:16+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
PTI | July 17, 2019 5:20 PM IST
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has demanded death sentence to all the suspects arrested i...
Easter Sunday Attack Suspects Should be Hanged: Maithripala Sirisena
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2019-07-17T06:20:23+00:00
2019-07-17T06:20:23+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
IANS | June 26, 2019 9:19 PM IST
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced on Wednesday that he had approved the execution ...
Sri Lanka Ending Its 42-Year-Long Suspension of Death Penalty
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2019-06-26T10:19:30+00:00
2019-06-26T10:19:30+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
IANS | June 22, 2019 9:02 PM IST
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, here on Saturday, extended the State of Emergenc...
Sri Lankan President Sirisena Extends Emergency For Another Month Post Easter Sunday Blasts
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2019-06-22T10:02:29+00:00
2019-06-22T10:02:29+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
India.com News Desk | June 7, 2019 6:53 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on June 9 to meet President Maithripala...
PM Narendra Modi to be First Prime Minister to Visit Sri Lanka After Easter Bombings
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2019-06-07T07:53:40+00:00
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Maithripala Sirisena
India.com News Desk | May 31, 2019 4:31 PM IST
New Delhi: Ahead of Narendra Modi's expected visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Siris...
Sri Lanka President Conveys Best Wishes to PM Modi, Pitches For Democratic Nations to Join Hands Against Terr
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2019-05-31T05:31:30+00:00
2019-05-31T05:31:30+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
India.com News Desk | May 2, 2019 7:39 AM IST
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has alleged that the Islamic States (IS) has quit...
IS Plans New Strategy to Target Smaller Countries: Sri Lankan President Sirisena
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2019-05-01T20:39:01+00:00
2019-05-01T20:39:01+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
IANS | April 30, 2019 1:55 PM IST
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday revoked the government's ban on social...
Sri Lankan President Sirisena Revokes Social Media Ban Imposed After Easter Sunday Blasts
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2019-04-30T02:55:42+00:00
2019-04-30T02:55:42+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
India.com News Desk | April 29, 2019 6:43 AM IST
Colombo: Sri Lanka has implemented a ban on the burqa following the Easter Sunday attacks that claim...
Sri Lanka Bans Muslim Women From Wearing Burqa After Easter Sunday Attacks
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2019-04-28T19:43:50+00:00
2019-04-28T19:43:50+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
India.com News Desk | April 22, 2019 3:23 PM IST
Colombo: Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena would be declaring a nationwide emergency from mid...
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena to Declare Nationwide Emergency From Monday Midnight
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2019-04-22T04:23:31+00:00
2019-04-22T04:23:31+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
PTI Feeds | February 4, 2019 4:27 PM IST
Colombo, Feb 4 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday said he is opposed to formi...
Sirisena says opposed to forming national govt
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2019-02-04T05:27:26+00:00
2019-02-04T05:27:26+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
PTI Feeds | February 3, 2019 11:30 AM IST
Colombo, Feb 2 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday indicated that he w...
Rajapaksa may lead proposed political alliance in Lanka
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2019-02-03T00:30:23+00:00
2019-02-03T00:30:23+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
PTI Feeds | January 27, 2019 6:42 PM IST
Colombo, Jan 27 (PTI) A new passenger train, funded by the Indian government, was inaugurated betwee...
Lanka's new India-funded train flagged off
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2019-01-27T07:42:38+00:00
2019-01-27T07:42:38+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
IANS | January 19, 2019 11:03 PM IST
Manila: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena lauded on Saturday the anti-drug campaign of the P...
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Lauds Philippines' Anti-drug Campaign
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2019-01-19T12:03:13+00:00
2019-01-19T12:03:13+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
PTI Feeds | January 16, 2019 8:10 PM IST
Colombo, Jan 16 (AFP) Sri Lanka has appealed to the International Monetary Fund to revive a USD 1.5-...
Sri Lanka asks IMF to revive USD 1.5-billion bailout
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2019-01-16T09:10:28+00:00
2019-01-16T09:10:28+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
PTI Feeds | January 16, 2019 3:57 PM IST
Colombo, Jan 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka is one of the key countries in China's ambitious multi-billion dolla...
China attaches great importance to Colombo Port City project: Chinese envoy
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2019-01-16T04:57:15+00:00
2019-01-16T04:57:15+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
PTI Feeds | January 10, 2019 6:18 PM IST
Colombo, Jan 10 (PTI) A global rights group has demanded the international prosecution of Sri Lanka'...
Rights group demands trial of new Sri Lanka army chief for alleged war crimes
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2019-01-10T07:18:47+00:00
2019-01-10T07:18:47+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
PTI Feeds | January 7, 2019 3:36 PM IST
Colombo, Jan 7 (PTI) A top Sri Lankan court Monday dismissed a petition seeking mental health assess...
Lanka court dismisses plea to check Sirisena's mental health
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2019-01-07T04:36:19+00:00
2019-01-07T04:36:19+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena
PTI Feeds | January 2, 2019 6:00 PM IST
Colombo, Jan 2 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Indrajith Coomaraswamy on Wednesday said that...
Lanka's political crisis adversely impacted economy: Central Bank Governor
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2019-01-02T07:00:24+00:00
2019-01-02T07:00:24+00:00
Maithripala Sirisena