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Gotabaya entered on pvt visit, he hasn't asked for asylum: Singapore govt

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who had promised to resign on Wednesday, appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the acting President hours after he fled the country

Lankan army asks protestors to desist from violence or face consequences

The Sri Lankan Army on Thursday urged the anti-government protesters to desist from violence immediately or be prepared to face the "consequences"

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa heads to Saudi Arabia via Singapore: Report

The leader missed a Wednesday deadline to submit his resignation after he fled the country for the Maldives as months of inflation-fueled protests gained momentum

Sri Lanka: Speaker says options to remove Prez from office to be considered

Speaker Abeywardena said that he informed President Rajapaksa to submit his letter of resignation as soon as possible, citing that he too is under pressure

Sri Lanka lifts curfew, no signs of resignation from President Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan authorities lifted the curfew, imposed in the Western province after the eruption of violence in the capital. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled to the Maldives, yet to resign

Gotabaya awaits for private jet to depart from Maldives for Singapore

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to Maldives followed by an uprising triggered due to the economic collapse of the island nation, is now waiting to travel further to Singapore

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Rajapaksa flees

From the Maldives, 73-year-old Rajapaksa appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the acting President

Sri Lanka: Wickremesinghe declares nationwide curfew until Thursday morning

Protests against the economic crisis have simmered for months and came to a head last weekend when hundreds of thousands of people took over government buildings in Colombo, blaming the Rajapaksas

SL's Acting President asks Speaker to nominate PM who is acceptable to all

In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office said that Prime Minister Wickremesinghe held a meeting with the Members of the Cabinet at his office on Monday.

Lankan military calls for political resolution to maintain law and order

In a statement, Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva made "a special appeal" to people, especially the youth, to support the three forces and the police to maintain law and order in country

Fascists trying to take over govt: Acting Lanka President Wickremesinghe

In his first televised address since being appointed to the post Wickremesinghe said he had ordered military commanders and the police chief to do what is necessary to restore order.

Former Sri Lankan Prez Rajapaksa to leave for Singapore from Maldives

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who landed in the Maldivian capital Male on a Sri Lankan Air Force plane, will be leaving for Singapore on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka: State-owned TV goes off air as protesters storm building

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) said that its engineers have suspended their live and recorded telecasts as the corporation premises are being surrounded by protesters.

Marcos to Rajapaksa: A short guide to leaders fleeing their nations

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not the first leader to have fled their country in the face of popular unrest. Here is a brief list mentioning some of them

Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa will resign today as promised, says Speaker

Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Wednesday said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed him over telephone that he will resign today as promised. Rajapaksa, 73, fled to the Maldives in the morning before he was due to officially resign after months of protests against his government's economic mismanagement that has led to severe shortages of food, fuel and other essentials in the country. Speaker Abeywardena said President Rajapaksa has telephoned him to confirm that he would be sending his resignation today as pledged. He said the vote for the new president will take place on July 20 and urged citizens to remain calm. On Saturday, Rajapaksa had announced to step down on Wednesday after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence, blaming him for the unprecedented economic crisis that has brought the country to its knees. Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million people, is under the grip of an unprecedented economic turmoil, the worst in seven ...

A brief history of the rise and fall of Sri Lanka's president Rajapaksa

Before he fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday amid a crushing economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the last of six members of the country's most influential family still clinging to power

Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed as acting President: Speaker

Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced that President Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Wickremesinghe to act to perform his functions while he is abroad

Try, try, and fly away: How Gotabaya Rajapaksa escaped from Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa managed to flee Sri Lanka in the early hours of July 13 and soon the government announced the imposition of an emergency in the island nation

Maldivian Parliament Speaker negotiated Lankan President's escape: Report

The Maldivian government's argument is that Rajapaksa is still the President of Sri Lanka, and that he hasn't resigned or handed over his powers to a successor

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after Prez Rajapaksa flees: PM office

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet in face of a public revolt against his government for mishandling country's economy