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
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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
Sri Lanka President to step down on 13th July
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena that he will step down from the presidency onContinue Reading
Sri Lankan PM agrees to quit in biggest political turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after party leaders in ParliamentContinue Reading
“We still don’t know where he is, but we know he is with the navy and is safe”- Sri Lanka official
Huge crowds had surrounded the leader’s home to demand his resignation, blaming government mismanagement for the painful downturn. As protestersContinue Reading
#SriLanka President on the brink as All Party leaders set to gather
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has summoned a special Party Leaders’ meeting this evening at 4pm today.President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tells PMContinue Reading
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