Ranil Wickremesinghe
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Ban Ki-moon wishes Ranil Wickremesinghe, calls for lasting peace in Sri Lanka
World | Aug 22, 2015, 05:31 PM ISTColombo: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has "encouraged" Sri Lanka's newly-elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to seize the opportunity for lasting peace in the country and wished him well in achieving reconciliation with the minorities. He called
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Ranil Wickremesinghe vows to work with rivals to build unity government
World | Aug 19, 2015, 10:27 PM ISTColombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe, set to return as Sri Lanka's premier for a fourth term, today appealed to all political parties to work together to heal the divisions of the past as he began piecing together a
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PM Modi Calls up Wickremesinghe to Congratulate Him on Poll Win
National | Aug 19, 2015, 01:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called up Ranil Wickremesinghe to congratulate him on his party's victory in Sri Lankan parliamentary polls, and expressed confidence that the relations between the two countries will get
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Sri Lanka polls: Initial results show UNF Galle victory
World | Aug 18, 2015, 08:12 AM ISTColombo: Initial parliamentary election results released by Sri Lanka's department of elections, on Tuesday, for the southern town of Galle saw a clean sweep by the ruling United National Front (UNF), led by Prime Minister
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Kerry praises Lanka govt progress in peace process
World | May 02, 2015, 04:30 PM ISTColombo: US Secretary of State John Kerry today praised the “openness” of the new Sri Lankan government in its efforts to boost democracy, human rights and ensure reconciliation with the country's minority Tamils.Kerry was addressing
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John Kerry arrives in Sri Lanka
World | May 02, 2015, 02:07 PM ISTColombo: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived here today on a two-day visit to express support to the new Sri Lankan government's efforts to boost democracy, human rights and ensure reconciliation with Tamils.Kerry, the
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Interim committee to run Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket | Mar 30, 2015, 01:20 PM ISTColombo: Mired in controversies owing to allegations of corruption, Sri Lanka Cricket will now be run by an interim committee, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Monday.The SLC Annual General Meeting to elect office bearers
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I am not helpless minister, but very influential: Sushma
National | Mar 09, 2015, 09:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: “I am not helpless. I am a very influential External Affairs Minister.”This is how Sushma Swaraj replied to a taunt by an opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha today while she was speaking
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Sushma Swaraj on Lanka visit from tomorrow
India | Mar 05, 2015, 08:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will undertake a two-day visit to Colombo tomorrow to set the stage for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Sri Lanka, the first bilateral visit to the country
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Lanka PM orders customs to release stock of Indian magazine
World | Feb 18, 2015, 04:44 PM ISTColombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered the customs to release the stock of the 30th anniversary issue of India's ‘Frontline' magazine that was seized for alleged breach of national security. The magazine's