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Rajapaksa-led opposition vows to topple Sri Lankan govt at 'first opportunity'Sri Lanka's opposition, led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, threatens to overthrow the ruling NPP government. The opposition accuses the NPP of faili...- Fuel prices raised in Sri Lanka as energy crisis worsensLanka IOC, a fuel retailer which accounts for a third of the market, said it was increasing prices for diesel -- commonly used by public tr...
- India delivers 40,000 metric tonnes of fuel to Sri Lanka to help ease energy crisis“India a committed partner and a true friend of Sri Lanka. The High Commissioner (Gopal Baglay) handed over 40,000 MT fuel consignment by I...
- Sri Lanka to buy fuel from Indian Oil to tide over energy crisisAccording to the Cabinet statement, the Ministry of Energy has discussed with the IOC to procure 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel and 40,000 ...
- Sri Lanka, India ink deal to jointly redevelop strategic World War II-era Trincomalee Oil Tank ComplexThe World War II-era oil storage facility, with a capacity of nearly 8 million barrels of oil, located in the strategically advantaged port...
- Sri Lanka agrees to extend lease of strategic WWII oil tank farm to India for 50 years: Energy MinisterSri Lanka in 2002 entered the original deal with India on the island's most strategic oil storage complex, which was used as a supply base ...
- Sri Lanka finalising talks to reacquire oil tanks leased to India: MinisterSince 2003, the Lanka IOC, the Sri Lankan subsidiary of India's oil major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has the leasing rights to 99 tanks ...
- Sri Lanka seeks $500 mn loan from India for fuel purchaseThe state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) owes nearly USD 3.3 billion to the two main government banks -- Bank of Ceylon and People'...
- Sri Lanka to re-acquire 99 oil tanks leased to Indian Oil Corporation: MinisterGammanpila told a gathering at the Colombo north suburb of Kolonnawa that talks with the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo on this issue ...
- Sri Lanka only leasing out oil tanks to India: Ranil WickremesingheSeeking to dispel concerns that his government is selling state assets to India, China, US and Japan, he said, "We are going to cater to th...
- No discussions with India over building sea-bridge: Sri Lanka PM Ranil WickremesingheRanil Wickremesinghe today said Sri Lanka and India have not held any talks on building a sea-bridge and tunnel connecting two countries.
- Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena calls all-party meet on UN resolutionThe Sirisena government sees the resolution as its triumph as having been able to prevent an international warcrimes investigation.
- New Lankan government resumes probe against Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalistsSri Lanka's new government has resumed investigations against members of the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime for alleged misdeeds soon after Monda...
- Allies want Mahinda Rajapaksa to lead coalition in the parliamentary electionsMahinda Rajapaksa, 69, has shunned politics since his defeat despite demands from supporters to make a comeback.
- Opposition leader announces support for Sri Lankan President Mahinda RajapaksaUdaya Gammanpila from Buddhist nationalist National Heritage Party defected from opposition to become 3rd politician to support Rajapaksa i...
- Rajapaksa's key ally pledges support to oppositionThe JHU signed a pact with Maithripala Sirisena, after other opposition groups had entered into a similar pact with the common candidate.
- Key ally of Mahinda Rajapaksa quits Sri Lanka's ruling coalitionJathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) or National Heritage Party said they were quitting the Rajapaksa-led UPFA coalition government.
- I am no Indian choice to be north CM, says C V WigneswaranSri Lanka's retired Supreme Court judge C V Wigneswaran has dismissed reports that he won the position because of backing by India.
- India asks Sri Lanka not to take any step regarding provincial powersSalman Khurshid telephoned his Sri Lankan counterpart G L Peiris and also raised the issue of 26 Indian fishermen who are in detention.
- 'Sri Lanka should re-think economic ties with India'A coalition partner in the Sri Lankan government said that Colombo should stop according any preferential trade treatment to New Delhi.
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