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Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at the Bangkok's Don Mueang International airport, Thailand, on 11 August, 2022.

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya to return home from Thailand next week

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the first Sri Lankan president to quit mid-term, is temporarily sheltering in Thailand

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at the Bangkok's Don Mueang International airport, Thailand, 11 August, 2022

Sri Lanka’s ousted president arrives in Thailand for temporary stay

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday, according to three Reuters witnesses, as he seeks temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing ...

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa presents his national statement as a part of the World Leaders' Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain on 1 November 2021.

Rights group seeks arrest of former Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa in Singapore

The South Africa-based ITJP argued that based on universal jurisdiction the alleged abuses were subject to prosecution in Singapore, where he fled after months of unrest over his country’s economic ...

Demonstrators protest inside the President's House, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 9 July 2022

Sri Lanka president's office to reopen after crackdown

Sri Lanka's besieged presidential office will reopen on Monday, police said, days after anti-government demonstrators were flushed out in a military crackdown that triggered international condemnation

Sri Lanka's newly elected president Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses the media representatives during his visit at the Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in Colombo on 20 July, 2022

Wickremesinghe vows tough line against ‘troublemakers’

Sri Lanka's president-elect vowed on Wednesday to take tough action against anyone resorting to what he called the undemocratic means that led to his predecessor's ouster

Demonstrators gather on the lawn after some of them entered the building of the office of Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka 13 July 2022.

Sri Lanka presidential election Whether Ranil wins or Dullas, peace remains a far cry

The general assumption points to Dullas Allahaperuma likely to win the vote on Wednesday. Allahaperuma was the minister of Information and Mass Media under the SLPP government of the Rajapaksas

Demonstrators take part in a celebration as Sri Lanka's protest movement reached its 100th day at the Galle face protest area near Presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 17, 2022

Sri Lanka’s tumultuous saga continues

After a period of protesting and violence, Sri Lanka is facing what some describe as the calm before the storm. The storm could ensue after the voting in of a new President on Wednesday.

In this file photo taken on 15 April 2020 a sign is seen outside the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC.

IMF says talks with Sri Lanka 'interrupted' by unrest

The IMF hopes unrest in Sri Lanka will be resolved soon so that aid talks that were interrupted can resume, a fund spokesman said Thursday

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa presents his national statement as a part of the World Leaders' Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain on 1 November 2021.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he 'took all possible steps' to prevent crisis

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, has said he took "all possible steps" to avert the economic crisis ...

People wait in a queue to buy petrol at a fuel station, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 May, 2022.

Sri Lanka in talks with Russia for fuel supply

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa presents his national statement as a part of the World Leaders' Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain on 1 November 2021.

President Gotabaya’s resignation accepted: Sri Lanka speaker

The formal declaration makes Gotabaya Rajapaksa -- once known as ‘The Terminator’ for his ruthless crushing of Tamil rebels -- the first Sri Lankan head of state to resign since it adopted an ...

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa presents his national statement as a part of the World Leaders' Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain on 1 November 2021.

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa departs for Singapore from Maldives

Rajapaksa left the Maldives and is on his way to Singapore on a private jet, the Daily Mirror reported citing a source. Earlier, a private jet landed in Male for Rajapaksa’s departure from the island ...

A demonstrator throws a tear gas towards riot police near President's residence during a protest demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 9 July 2022

Sri Lanka awaits president’s resignation after flight

Sri Lankans waited for the resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday, a day after he fled to the Maldives to escape a popular uprising against an economic crisis blamed on his ...

Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa dynasty draws to humiliating close in Sri Lanka

Mahinda resigned in May, thus ending his son Yoshith’s stint as chief of staff. His other son, Namal, elder brother Chamal and younger brothers Basil and Shasheendra quit as ministers in April

Sri Lanka opposition leader Sajith Premadasa (C) greets people ]outside a polling station after casting his vote during the country`s presidential election in Weerawila on 16 November 2019

Sri Lankan opposition leader Premadasa calls meeting regarding president's candidature

Sri Lankan leader of opposition Sajith Premadasa has called a meeting on Tuesday regarding his candidature for the post of the country's president

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