Sri Lanka awaits President’s resignation after flight to Maldives
COLOMBO, July 14 (Reuters) – Sri Lankans waited for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday, a day afterContinue Reading
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#BREAKING Watch: Ranil appointed acting President- Speaker
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed the Speaker that country’s Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed as theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President flees
COLOMBO- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday (Jul 13), hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country,Continue Reading
Watch: “I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my country, regime change may provide new approach but road ahead not easy”- Ali Sabry on CNN
Former Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry discusses political chaos in Sri Lanka as their economic crisis continues.
U.S. ‘rejects’ Gotabaya’s visa request after recent ousting by mass protests
(The Hindu) After securing a thumping win in 2019, Gotabaya became, arguably, the most unpopular leader in the country amidContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President, brother in airport standoff during escape attempt
Sri Lanka’s president in humiliating standoff with airport immigration staff who blocked his departure, official sources say. Sri Lanka’s embattledContinue Reading
Listen : ‘Made a mistake’: No, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hasn’t left country, says Speaker
whatsapp-audio-2022-07-11-at-1.58.47-pm Listen to the full interview with BBC podcast. Update: Sri Lanka Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday told newsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President confirms step down on Wednesday; PM hatching survival plan as MPs urge PM to continue?
COLOMBO, July 11- Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the primeContinue Reading
No military operation to storm Galle Face, India also denies
The military says there is no move to storm the protest site at Galle Face. Videos have emerged on socialContinue Reading
Laughter, piano at vacant Sri Lanka presidential palace
Thousands of men, women and children were pouring into the imposing state mansion queuing to sit on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’sContinue Reading
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