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Son of former Sri Lankan President jailed over protest

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.11(APD)–ThesonofformerPresidentMahindaRajapaksawasorderedtobeplacedinremandbyajudgeovernightonTuesdayforleadingaprotestagainstpro

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Former top Sri Lankan official sentenced to jail in corruption case

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,September7(APD)–AformertopSriLankanofficialwasonThursdaysentencedtojailafterbeingfoundguiltyinacorruptioncase.LalithWeeratunga,thesec

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Son of former Sri Lankan President questioned in murder probe

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,August16(APD)--CriminalinvestigatorsinSriLankaonWednesdayquestionedYoshithaRajapaksa,sonofformerPresidentMahindaRajapaksa,inrelationt

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Sri Lanka: A tiny island that surprised the world

Politics in Sri Lanka is taking strange turns. For nearly a decade Sri Lanka was under an all-powerful president, an imposing man who ended a three decade war and carried out massive infrastructure projects, resulting in five years of 7 percent growth.

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Sri Lanka president moves out of official residence after conceding defeat in vote

​Amid a closely-contested presidential election, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has moved out of his official residence, an official said on Friday.

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Incumbent Sri Lankan president takes lead in 2015 election

​The first result of Sri Lanka's 2015 Presidential Election was released late on Thursday with incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa achieving leading number of votes.

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Sri Lanka starts presidential polling

​Voting started in Sri Lanka's presidential election on Thursday, which is tipped to be a close race with the incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa fighting for an unprecedented third term.

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Upcoming Sri Lanka poll tests Rajapaksa's popularity

​Political party crossovers, election law violations and an intense debate over Sri Lanka's economic future are the main ingredients that spice up the island' s presidential election scheduled for early January next year.