Sri Lanka President

• 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.

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  Jul 24, 2022
  
• Sri Lanka risks new turmoil as unpopular prime minister elected president

  Sri Lankans have taken to the street for months to demand their president and his prime minister step down as the country spiraled into economic chaos.

  World

  Jul 20, 2022
  
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• 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.

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  Jul 15, 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