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Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to contest next President
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Maithripala Sirisena made the announcement while speaking at a media briefing at the SLFP headquarters on .
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Month after deadly Easter attacks, Sirisena calls for collective action ag
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Over a month after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks claimed more than 250 lives in Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday called upon all countries across the world to come together to fight and defeat the menace of terrorism.
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S. Lankan President denies he was informed about Easter Sunday attacks
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday evening denied reports that he had prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday bombings, which targeted several high-end hotels and three churches, killing over 250 people across the country on April 21.
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Sri Lanka to hold general elections on Jan 5
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political crisis in the country, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the Parliament with effect from Friday midnight and announced that the general elections in the country would be held on January 5, 2019.
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Sri Lanka: Iran to build new refinery
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): In addition to upgrading its ageing 50,000 barrel per day (bpd) state-owned refinery, Iran has also agreed to build a new oil refinery for Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan President Sirisena will not retire in 2020
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena is not likely to retire from politics in 2020.
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Sri Lanka president lifts emergency
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar.18 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday lifted the nationwide state of emergency, which was imposed on March 6, after clashes erupted between the Buddhist and Muslim community.
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Lanka President promulgates emergency for a week
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena promulgated a state of emergency for a limited period of one week in the country by bringing into force Section 2 of the Public Security Ordinance, Sri Lankan president's media division said.
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Sri Lankan President on three-day Bangladesh visit
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday left for Bangladesh for a three-day state visit at the invitation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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