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Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives at the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka November. Reuters
Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives at the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka November. Reuters
Sri Lanka parliament halts ministers' salaries to pressure disputed prime minister
Mr Rajapaksa's loyalists boycotted a vote on Thursday to cut the prime minister's budget