Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s plan to fully implement India-backed 13th Amendment to grant political autonomy to the minority Tamils received a blow on Thursday (2) as the powerful Buddhist clergy expressed strong opposition…
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Sri Lanka’s Tamil political parties were set to meet President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday (13) to discuss a peaceful resolution to their long-standing disputes
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Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority parties who had an intra-party discussion following president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s invitation to talks have agreed to put forward a three-point formula, including their push for federalism, a Tamil National…
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday (23) said he will convene an all-party meeting next month to resolve the long held demand for political autonomy for the minority Tamils in the island nation
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By Chris Buckley, Vivian Wang and Austin Ramzy Hong Kong’s march toward an authoritarian future began with a single phrase in a dry policy paper. Beijing, the document declared, would wield “comprehensive jurisdiction” over the territory.…
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