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Sri Lankan President lifts nation-wide Emergency

Colombo : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday signed a gazette notification to lift a nation-wide state of emergency which was imposed on March 6 following communal riots in Kandy district. Sirisena’s Secretary Austin Fernando told Xinhua news agency that the President signed the notification upon his return to the island from India and […]

Curfew extended in Sri Lanka for 3rd day

Colombo :  The police on Wednesday extended curfew for the third consecutive day in Sri Lanka’s central district of Kandy after Buddhists and Muslims clashed on the streets resulting in two deaths and injuries to several people.Clashes erupted on Sunday in the central part of the country leading to the deaths, torching of around 20 […]

Sri Lanka to declare Emergency after communal clashes

Colombo : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday decided to declare a 10-day state of Emergency after communal clashes erupted in Kandy district. Minister of National Dialogue Mano Ganeshan told Xinhua news agency that the decision had been taken following a special cabinet meeting held on Tuesday morning. Ganeshan said the state of Emergency […]