Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to return next week to the island nation that he was forced to flee in July after massive protests against him, local media reported. Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, who is also related to Gotabaya, hinted that Rajapaksa […]
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Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa extends stay in Singapore
Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has extended his stay in Singapore for another 14 days, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday. Rajapaksa was issued a 14-day visit pass when he arrived at the Changi Airport in Singapore from the Maldives on July 14. His pass to the city-state will […]
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Criminal complaint filed against Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Singapore for ‘war crimes’
A South Africa-based rights group has submitted a criminal complaint to the Attorney General of Singapore requesting the arrest of former Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, for alleged war crimes. Lawyers from the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) submitted a 63-page complaint that argues that Rajapaksa committed grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions during the […]
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation as Sri Lankan President accepted
As massive protests across Sri Lanka continue, the country’s Parliament Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday said that the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as President has been accepted. “Yes, the resignation (of President) has been accepted, the legal process will follow… Members will be invited tomorrow (to elect a President),” […]
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Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe declares emergency as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday declared an emergency and imposed a curfew in the western province of the country as protests intensified following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escape to the Maldives. A state of emergency was declared as protesters came prepared to face tear gas shelling by security […]
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India denies facilitating travel of Gotabaya Rajapaksa out of Sri Lanka
The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has dismissed “baseless” and “speculative” media reports that said that India has facilitated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit from the country. According to reports, Gotabaya had fled the crisis-hit island country hours before he was scheduled to resign from the post. “High Commission categorically […]
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, wife used military aircraft to reach Maldives
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife along with two bodyguards travelled to the Maldives after full approval of the country’s Defense Ministry, Sri Lanka officials confirmed on Wednesday. “According to the request of the Government in accordance with the powers vested in an Executive President in the Constitution of Sri […]
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, PM confirms
Amid mounting pressure from protesters, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he is resigning from his post. Rajapaksa has informed that he will be resigning as previously announced, the Prime Minister’s media unit said, according to Colombo Gazette. Earlier, on Saturday, Speaker Mahinda […]
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Sri Lanka: Trade Unions demand President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation
Hundreds of trade unions in Sri Lanka have been staging a nationwide protest over the mishandling of the ongoing economic crisis in the country and have called for the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The work at many state and private institutions was disrupted on Thursday due to the […]
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Opposition MP in Sri Lanka calls for impeachment of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Amid the severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath on Friday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should be impeached if he on his own doesn’t quit and the no-confidence motion be brought against the incumbent government. Herath said that the Parliament should first address […]