Gotabaya Rajapaksa

• Police fire tear gas at election protesters in Sri Lanka, injuring 15

  The turmoil was caused by severe shortages of some foods, fuel, cooking gas and medicine, after Sri Lanka went bankrupt because it could not repay its foreign debt.

  Politics

  Feb 26, 2023
  
• Sri Lanka summons Canada’s ambassador after Ottawa sanctions top officials

  Sri Lanka is accusing Ottawa of caving to Tamil diaspora politics in sanctioning two former presidents and two military officers and said the decision "sets a dangerous precedent."

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2023
  
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• Former Sri Lankan president returns home after fleeing country in July

  Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew into Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport around midnight Friday from Bangkok via Singapore.

  World

  Sep 3, 2022
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• International Monetary Fund agrees to pull Sri Lanka out of bankruptcy, leader says

  Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said even though he as the prime minister had aimed to reach an agreement by early August, it has now been pushed back by a month.

  World

  Jul 30, 2022
• Human rights group requests immediate arrest of ex-Sri Lankan president in Singapore

  Gotabaya Rajapaksa is believed to be living in Singapore after fleeing from Sri Lanka due to months of massive protests against him over the country's economic meltdown.

  World

  Jul 24, 2022
• Sri Lanka’s acting president declares state of emergency amid growing protests

  Under the emergency regulations, Ranil Wickremesinghe can authorize detentions, take possession of any property and search any premises.

  World

  Jul 18, 2022
• Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim president amid political chaos

  The speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament said lawmakers will convene Saturday to choose a new leader after Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned effective Thursday.

  World

  Jul 15, 2022
• Sri Lankan protesters storm PM office after president flees country

  Sri Lanka's president fled the country without stepping down Wednesday, plunging a country already reeling from economic chaos into more political turmoil.

  World

  Jul 13, 2022
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• Sri Lankan president flees country amid political collapse and economic crisis

  Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane bound for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives.

  World

  Jul 12, 2022
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• Sri Lankan president to resign Wednesday, parliamentary speaker says

  The decision to step down on 13 July was taken to ensure a peaceful handover of power, says the parliamentary speaker, adding that public should respect the law and maintain peace.

  World

  Jul 9, 2022