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Tag: Mahinda Rajapakse

Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Former PM reappointed in Sri Lanka, ending political turmoil

by Amal Jayasinghe December 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Sri Lanka’s president on Sunday reappointed as prime minister the same man he sacked from the job nearly two months ago, ending a messy power struggle that had paralysed the island nation. Ranil Wickremesinghe, whose shock dismissal in late October threw Sri Lanka into constitutional crisis, was sworn in at a closed-door ceremony in the […]

Posted inFrance, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Sri Lankan strongman quitting

by Asia Times staff December 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inNortheast Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s crisis clouds fate of 20,000 missing people

by Jonathan Gorvett December 12, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Rajapakse loses no confidence motion in Sri Lanka

by Kris Thomas November 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inFrance, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Thousands rally in Colombo in support of deposed PM

by Asia Times staff October 30, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, France, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Rajapakse sworn in as new PM amid power struggle in Sri Lanka

by Asia Times staff October 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, India, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Communal violence in Sri Lanka targets Muslim minorities

by Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

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