Rajapaksa brothers win by landslide in #SriLanka’s election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the country’s Parliamentary election, accordingContinue Reading
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Rajapaksa family set to consolidate power in #SriLanka after virus-hit polls #lka
Sri Lankans voted in large numbers Wednesday despite the coronavirus pandemic as the ruling Rajapaksa brothers sought to expand theirContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Election results from Thursday afternoon, President hails successful conduct of election
The official results of the 2020 General Elections will begin to be released tomorrow (06) afternoon, stated Election Commission Chairman,Continue Reading
Rajapaksa brothers seek to consolidate power in #SriLanka vote
From Amal JAYASINGHE for AFP- August 4, 2020 COLOMBO -Sri Lankan voters cast their ballots Wednesday for a new parliamentContinue Reading
A glance at #SriLanka and its parliamentary elections
Associated Press August 3, 2020 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans are voting in parliamentary elections Wednesday that are expected toContinue Reading
#SriLanka’s Rajapaksas hope to tighten grip on power in election
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hopes to tighten his hold on the nation’s fractious politics in anContinue Reading
#SriLanka court blocks President’s sand mining concessions
[COLOMBO] A Sri Lankan court Friday blocked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s controversial move to relax restrictions on sand mining and transportContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to delay reopening of airport amid latest COVID19 cluster
Sri Lanka has decided to delay the re-opening of its airport until early September to foreigners after a new CoronavirusContinue Reading
Sri Lanka fights to control outbreak in rehab center as General Election looms
Sri Lanka’s health ministry assured this week that the country was not facing a second wave of the COVID-19 afterContinue Reading
Maldives tests waters by opening resorts to COVID-weary tourists
The Maldives is wading into unchartered waters as it restarts efforts to lure visitors to its necklace of remote, luxuryContinue Reading
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