Sri Lanka’s new Chinese Ambassador, Wei Huaxiang, met VIII Executive President Ranil Wickremesinghe at his political office on Flower Road in Colombo, in an engagement between China’s new diplomatic representative and the
by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka reportedly declined an invitation from China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, citing pressures from an undisclosed foreign mission, according to
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Kachchativu Island is located in the Palk Bay, one and a half nautical miles from the India–Sri Lanka International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), on our side of the IMBL. It lies well
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After President Premadasa’s assassination, his widow Hema sought the Colombo Central seat, as its longtime organiser Sirisena Cooray had decided not to contest the 1994 general election. At the same time, Ranil
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“Don’t worry, I will control the situation”, former president Ranil Wickremesinghe told reporters and supporters as he arrived at court in a van stuffed full of lawyers and legal aides on 22
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I saw an article yesterday (29th) in the Island newspaper reporting an exhibition to be held at BMICH, jointly organised by the Central Cultural Fund’s Maritime Archaeology Unit of Sri Lanka and
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was discharged from the Colombo National Hospital this afternoon, following several days of treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). He had been
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lankan authorities have carried out a series of arrests of prominent politicians over various charges, signaling a crackdown on alleged misconduct spanning decades. Former Member of
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Theatrics in Sri Lankan politics has reached a crescendo with the arrest, remanding, and bail of Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe, former President, Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, and Member of Parliament since
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressed his pleasure in meeting a distinguished Parliamentary Delegation from Sri Lanka, currently visiting India for a special training programme organized by the Lok Sabha’s Programme for
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Across the globe, discussions of population growth and decline are evolving quickly. East Asian and European countries are struggling with declining birth rates, while others, mostly in Africa and South Asia, still
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UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywardena made a statement claiming that three presidents of other countries had enquired about the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Pro-Ranil media outlets and Ranil’s social media channels
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Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, arrested and remanded on Friday (22) for alleged misuse of state funds during a visit to London, while in office, was granted bail yesterday. Large crowds flocked to
More by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was granted bail today by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court after being arrested last week on allegations of misusing public funds during his
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not be able to appear before the Fort Magistrate’s Court today due to health concerns, the Board of Specialist Doctors at Colombo
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Minister Bimal Rathnayake has said Ranil Wickremesinghe should have been arrested about four decades ago over the Batalanda torture chamber, the 1983 racial violence, etc. The former has also flayed the latter
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