Protesters Celebrate ‘End’ of Rajapaksa Reign After President Resigns But New Struggle of PM’s Ouster ‘Begins’
Read more handed out sweets, embraced each other or waved the national flag. For more than three months, the seafront ...
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Sri Lanka: Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa Resigns After Fleeing to Singapore Amid Protests
Last Updated: July 14, 2022, 23:47 ISTSri Lanka is now a bankrupt country, said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last week. ...
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Submits Resignation from Singapore, Says Official
Sri Lanka’s president submitted his resignation Thursday shortly after reaching Singapore, the parliamentary speaker’s office said, days after the head ...
Who Will Be Sri Lanka’s Next President? Wickremesinghe, Ex-Army Chief Fonseka Top Contenders
As the tear-drop shaped island country of Sri Lanka plunges into a deep political and economic chaos, now leading to ...
Plane Carrying Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Lands in Singapore
Last Updated: July 14, 2022, 18:08 ISTSri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. (File photo: Reuters)Rajapaksa, 73, fled Sri Lanka after protesters ...
Sri Lanka Acting President Asks Parliamentary Speaker to Nominate New Prime Minister
Sri Lanka’s acting president and prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has asked the speaker of parliament to nominate a new prime ...
India’s trade with Sri Lanka ‘at standstill’: Exporters
NEW DELHI: India's trade with Sri Lanka has nearly stopped following the unrest in the island nation, leaving exporters worried ...
Maldives’ Ex-Prez Nasheed Faces Flak From Own Citizens For Allowing Rajapaksas In Male
Maldivian citizens are angered over the government’s move to grant refuge to embattled former Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and ...
Modi raises fishermen concern throughout talks with Sri Lankan president
New Delhi, May 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi confused on the necessity for a everlasting resolution to the vexed fishermen ...