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Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest presidential polls as independent candidate, says aide

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President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe. | Photo Credit: PTI Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the Presidential election as an independent candidate, his aide said on July 7. Deputy Chairman of the United National Party Ruwan Wijewardene confirmed that the presidential election will definitely be held and Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, will contest the…

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Sri Lanka ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa turns author, defends his discredited regime 

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Copies of the ‘The Conspiracy’ book written by toppled Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, are on display at a bookshop in Colombo on March 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP   Two years after his dramatic ouster from office by a popular people’s movement, Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sought to defend his…

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Sri Lanka hopes to clinch debt repayment moratorium: President Ranil Wickremesinghe

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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka hopes to avoid repaying debt till December 2027 after the completion of the ongoing restructuring process and repay them in the period running up to 2042, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on March 5, as he defended his unpopular reform plans to revive the…

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