Lets not fight over Deputy Speaker, elect a female MP - RW tells MPs

14 May 2022

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has started discussions with political parties, requesting them not to fight over the Deputy Speaker position and to nominate a female MP whose selection will be unanimous to the post, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

PM Ranil Wickremesinghe meets 4 diplomats to discuss economic assistance

13 May 2022

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The Ambassadors of USA, China, Japan and India held discussions with newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today as he assumed duties at the Prime Minister’s Office.

Curfew to be lifted and re-imposed again

13 May 2022

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The nationwide curfew will be lifted tomorrow at 6 am and re-imposed again at 6 pm the same day, the police said.

Complaint lodged seeking arrest of 7 including MR

13 May 2022

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A personal complaint has been lodged before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court by a lawyer requesting to direct the CID to immediately arrest seven persons, including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, in connection with a case of conspiracy to commit criminal intimidation and aiding and abetting to attack a peaceful protest in front of the Temple Trees and Galle Face.

‘GotaGoGama’ protesters issue set of demands to usher new era of Governance

13 May 2022

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Protesters at Galle Face Green have come up with a set of demands and a petition to be produced in Parliament with the objective of ushering in a new era of governance.

Travel ban on MR, Namal, Johnston and several others

12 May 2022

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The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued a travel ban on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, former ministers Namal Rajapaksa, Johnston Fernando and 13 others.

RANIL TO TAKE OATHS AS PM TODAY

12 May 2022

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UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will take oaths as the Prime Minister at 6.30 pm today his party confirmed.

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Harin to sit independent and support new govt.

11 May 2022

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SJB MP, Harin Fernando has informed party leader Sajith Premadasa that he will sit independently in Parliament as Premadasa had failed to give a possible solution to solve the ongoing crisis in the country.

GR, RW meeting presently underway

11 May 2022

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A meeting between UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is presently underway, just an hour before the President will address the nation.

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Will resign if political stability is not achieved soon, warns of disaster - CBSL Chief

11 May 2022

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Central Bank Governor Dr.Nandalal Weerasinghe said today he has communicated to all political parties including the President,that if no political stability was achieved in the next couple of weeks, he would no longer hold the post of Governor.

MR evacuated to Trincomalee Naval Base: Defence Secy.

11 May 2022

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Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne said that former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was evacuated to the Trincomalee Naval Base for security reasons following the tense situation outside the Temple Trees.

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Protest outside Trincomalee Naval Base as MR and family allegedly inside

10 May 2022

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A protest has broken out, outside the Trincomalee Naval Base as reports have said that former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and some of his family members have sought refuge there after the violent clashes which erupted yesterday.

GR accepts MR’s resignation, gazette notice issued

09 May 2022

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted the resignation of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister and a gazette notification has been issued by the Presidential Secretariat.

BASL condemns violence: Urges people not to resort to violence

09 May 2022

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The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) today condemned the violence which was launched by a mob which departed from Temple Trees, the official residence of the former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Gunshots fired in air outside Temple Trees to disperse protestors

09 May 2022

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The police have fired gunshots in the air outside Temple Trees to disperse the protestors who have gathered there since evening and continue to stay in the area despite being hit by several rounds of tear gas.

Ancestral home of Rajapaksas set on fire in Medamulana

09 May 2022

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The ancestral home of the Rajapaksas in Medamulana in Hambantota has been set on fire by a group of protestors a short while ago.

SLPP MPs houses under attack, vehicles burnt

09 May 2022

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The houses of several SLPP MPs have come under attack by the protestors and some have been set ablaze.

Islandwide curfew to be lifted at 7 am tomorrow

09 May 2022

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The islandwide curfew imposed today will be lifted at 7 am tomorrow, police said.

Protestors trying to forcibly enter Temple Trees, tear gas fired

09 May 2022

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A group of anti-government protestors who were forcibly trying to enter Temple Trees have been tear-gassed by the police a short while ago.

People on the streets against the SLPP, govt. supporters attacked

09 May 2022

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A large number of people including the IUSF students are out on the roads in various parts of the country including in Colombo and voicing their strong protest against the Rajapaksas and government.