Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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Sri Lankan Parliament defeats no-trust motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
World | May 17, 2022, 02:29 PM ISTWith the motion, Opposition sought to demonstrate how nationwide calls for President Rajapaksa’s resignation is reflected in the country’s legislature, said report.
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint new PM, Cabinet amid violent clashes in country
World | May 11, 2022, 11:26 PM ISTSri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday announced that he will appoint a new Prime Minister and a Cabinet this week.
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Sri Lanka crisis: Central Bank chief threatens to resign amid political unrest
World | May 11, 2022, 09:42 PM ISTGovernor of the bank Nandalal Weerasinghe told reporters that the political unrest derailed the bank's recovery plans, and the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa as the prime minister on Monday and the lack of a replacement were complicating matters.
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: President Gotabaya agrees to remove brother as PM
World | Apr 29, 2022, 06:31 PM ISTPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all parties in Parliament, lawmaker Maithripala Sirisena said after meeting with the president.
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Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa admits 'mistakes' led to worst economic crisis, vows to recover
World | Apr 19, 2022, 12:25 PM ISTPeople have endured months of shortages of essentials like food, cooking gas, fuel and medicine, lining up for hours to buy the very limited stocks available.
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Sri Lanka's main opposition party to move no-confidence motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
World | Apr 09, 2022, 01:04 PM IST“The govt must pay heed to public demand for Rajapaksas to quit, if not we'll bring a no-confidence motion," the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya told Parliament.
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Inflation skyrockets in Sri Lanka; food prices at record high
World | Jan 22, 2022, 03:50 PM ISTAs soon as the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020, the government imposed import restrictions to try and stop dwindling of foreign reserves. Sri Lanka currently banks on the Indian economic assistance with credit lines being made available to finance fuel and food imports.
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Sri Lanka won't be allowed to be used for 'any activity' against India: President Rajapaksa
World | Oct 05, 2021, 11:17 PM ISTForeign Secretary Shringla called on President Rajapaksa before he wrapped up his four-day visit to the island nation to review the bilateral ties. The meeting took place a day after the president returned from the US after attending the annual UN General Assembly.
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Sri Lanka economic emergency: What caused the crisis - explained
Business | Sep 06, 2021, 03:40 PM ISTSri Lankan economic crisis: According to Central Bank of Sri Lanka, country's foreign reserves fell to USD 2.8 billion at the end of July, from USD 7.5 billion in November 2019 when the government took office and the rupee has lost more than 20 per cent of its value against the US dollar in that time.
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Man arrested for forging Sri Lankan President's signature
World | Jun 06, 2020, 01:55 PM ISTA person has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly forging the signature of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and misusing Presidential letterheads, it was reported.
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Sri Lanka's economy has taken severe blow amid coronavirus scare: President Rajapaksa
News | Mar 16, 2020, 11:13 AM ISTWhile attending a video conference of all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member countries amid Coronavirus scare, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said, "Our economy has taken serious blow, particularly tourism sector which was just recovering after last years' terrorist attack.
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Sri Lankan Parliament likely to be dissolved paving way for snap polls: Minister
World | Mar 01, 2020, 03:21 PM ISTSri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is likely to dissolve the Parliament later on Sunday, paving the way for snap elections in the country months ahead of the schedule, a top minister said.
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Want to take ties with India to very high level: Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa
India | Nov 29, 2019, 12:11 PM ISTHe also said both India and Sri Lanka need to work together on issues related to security and overall welfare of the people of the two countries.
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Sri Lanka won't do anything that will harm India's interests: President Rajapaksa
World | Nov 25, 2019, 05:39 PM IST"We want to be a neutral country," Rajapaksa, who was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president last week, told Nitin Gokhale of BharatShakti.in and Strategic News International in an interview.
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New Sri Lanka Prime Minister, Cabinet appointment likely to be delayed
World | Nov 19, 2019, 11:51 AM ISTThe appointment of a new Sri Lankan Prime Minister and Cabinet was likely to be delayed due to a pending a top level meeting between newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lankan President
World | Nov 18, 2019, 03:47 PM ISTSri Lanka's controversial wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on Monday sworn in as the country's President at the Ruwanweli Seya precincts in the ancient north-central town of Anuradhapura.
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Sri Lanka presidential poll: Gotabaya Rajapaksa takes early lead
World | Nov 17, 2019, 07:23 AM ISTIn the results declared by 4.30 am on Sunday, Rajapaksa had won postal votes of nine districts with his main challenger Sajith Premadasa winning postal votes of only three districts.
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Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa meets Arun Jaitley
India | Oct 20, 2014, 08:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa today called on Defence Minister Arun Jaitley during which a number of issues came under discussion.Gotabaya, who is the Secretary of Lankan Ministry of Defence and Urban