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Sri Lankan army soldiers patrol during curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Sri Lanka's defense ministry ordered security forces on Tuesday to shoot anyone causing injury to people or property to contain widespread arson and mob violence targeting government supporters. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Sri Lanka leader vows to shed powers, appoint prime minister
By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press
Wed,05/11/22-12:57AM , 166 Reads
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday promised to appoint a new prime minister, empower the Parliament and abolish the all-powerful executive presidential system as reforms to stabilize the country engulfed in a political crisis and violence triggered by the worst economic crises in memory.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a party convention held to announce the presidential candidacy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 11, 2019. Sri Lanka’s main opposition party on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, issued a no-confidence declaration aiming at ousting Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Cabinet and blaming them of failing in their constitutional duty to provide a decent living standards amid the island nation's worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

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Sri Lanka opposition seeks no-confidence vote on Rajapaksas
By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press
Tue,05/03/22-12:38PM , 132 Reads
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s main opposition party on Tuesday issued a no-confidence declaration aiming at ousting Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Cabinet and blaming them of failing in their constitutional duty to provide a decent living standards amid the island nation's worst economic crisis in memory.
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Sri Lankans sit by the fence of the president's office during an on going protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 29, 2022. Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday.Banner reads "Oust the government , Change the system." (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM
By KRISHAN FRANCIS - Associated Press
Fri,04/29/22-4:25AM , 129 Reads
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday.
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Sri Lankans boil a pot of milk as customary to welcome the dawn of Sinhalese and Tamil new year at a protest site near the president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Sri Lankans boiled pots of milk and shared milk rice and oil cakes to celebrate their traditional New Year opposite the president's office where they have camped out for a sixth day Thursday demanding the president's resignation over the country's worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Sri Lankan protesters mark new year near president's office
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Thu,04/14/22-1:27AM , 218 Reads
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans shared milk rice and oil cakes to celebrate their traditional new year on Thursday opposite President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office, where they camped out for a sixth day demanding his resignation over the worst economic crisis in memory.
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