Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore soon: Cabinet spokesman
2 years, 8 months ago

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore soon: Cabinet spokesman

India TV News  

Highlights Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka after the July 9 uprising when people broke into the President’s House Rajapaksa first fled to the Maldives on July 13 and from there he proceeded to Singapore Sri Lanka is currently facing its worst economic crisis since its independence from Britain Former president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is expected to return to the country from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday. Rajapaksa, 73, fled Sri Lanka after the July 9 uprising when people broke into the President’s House after months of public protests against him for mishandling the country's worst economic crisis since 1948. When asked about Rajapaksa at a weekly Cabinet media briefing, Cabinet Spokesman Gunawardena told reporters that the former president was not in hiding and he is expected to return from Singapore. Meanwhile, commenting on the request made to the Singapore Attorney General to detain the Former Sri Lankan President, the Cabinet Spokesperson said that if there is a situation, the responsible officials in the country will take steps to ensure no harm is done to the former president, the Daily Mirror newspaper quoted Gunawardena as saying.

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Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case
2 months ago

Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case

The Hindu  

The son of Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned on Monday from leaving the country following his arrest for alleged money laundering. The case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa dates back years, but has received renewed impetus since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — who has vowed to fight endemic corruption — won a landslide election victory. His older brother Namal, …

Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s son arrested by police on corruption charges
2 months ago

Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s son arrested by police on corruption charges

The Hindu  

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by police on Saturday on corruption charges in a property purchase case. His uncle and former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was also quizzed by the police last week on the same property — a holiday home in the southern religious resort of Kataragama. The arrest came as Mahinda Rajapaksa filed …

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives in New Delhi for three-day visit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives in New Delhi for three-day visit

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka President President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a three-day visit to boost bilateral ties and cooperation with India. An opportunity to further deepen 🇮🇳-🇱🇰 ties and add… pic.twitter.com/RI3zMBF2aG — Randhir Jaiswal December 15, 2024 In his first overseas visit after assuming office, Mr. Dissanayake will have discussion bilateral matter with Minister of External …

New Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake to visit India from Dec 15: Here's what's on agenda
3 months, 2 weeks ago

New Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake to visit India from Dec 15: Here's what's on agenda

India TV News  

Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will be undertaking a two-day visit to India from December 15. During his visit, the Sri Lankan President will meet President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi, Cabinet spokesman Nalinda Jayathissa said in Colombo. Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who made his visit to Sri Lanka in less than …

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India in December
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India in December

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will visit India at the invitation of the Indian government in mid-December, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on Monday.He will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who became the first foreign dignitary to call on Dissanayake when he was elected President in September had extended the invitation.Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka …

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints his Cabinet after a resounding election win
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints his Cabinet after a resounding election win

Live Mint  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 21-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. Sri Lanka’s crisis was largely the result of economic mismanagement combined with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which along with militant attacks in 2019 devastated the important tourism industry. Sri Lanka’s economic …

Sri Lanka president appoints Cabinet after resounding election win
4 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka president appoints Cabinet after resounding election win

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 21-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. Sri Lanka’s crisis was largely the result of economic mismanagement combined with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which along with militant attacks in 2019 devastated the important tourism industry. Sri Lanka’s economic upheaval led to …

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival. Of the 225 seats in parliament, 196 were up for grabs under Sri Lanka’s electoral system, which allocates seats in each district among …

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. The biggest challenge for the NPP — which was founded in 2019 and is a relative newcomer on Sri Lanka’s political scene — is that many …

Sri Lanka’s new president says he’ll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis
6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s new president says he’ll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said Wednesday that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis in the country’s history. The future of the economic recovery plan drafted by former liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe was called into question after …

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?
6 months ago

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?

ABC  

For decades, Sri Lankan politics has looked like a revolving door through which the same parties and families have come and gone. Unlike many of Sri Lanka's past presidents, Mr Dissanayake has no political lineage and is from the socialist National People's Power party which he founded in 2019. For some of Sri Lanka's younger generation the election result "was …

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray
6 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “People will understand, you know, because if you look …

Two years after Sri Lanka’s president was ousted by protests – could it all have been for nothing?
6 months, 1 week ago

Two years after Sri Lanka’s president was ousted by protests – could it all have been for nothing?

The Independent  

In the summer of 2022, Pali Abeywickrama and his friends marched to the presidential palace during Sri Lanka’s popular anti-government uprising. open image in gallery Protesters hold Sri Lankan flags as they stand on top of the office of PM Ranil Wickremesinghe in July 2022 Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party is at 32 per cent …

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
6 months, 1 week ago

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. Days after Rajapaksa fled the country, Sri Lanka’s parliament replaced him with then-prime minister Ranil Wickremensignhe in a vote that many protesters saw as a victory for the status quo. Pathum Kerner, a 42-year-old physician …

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties

Firstpost  

Irrespective of the outcome of the election, India, as it has done in the past, will continue to support Sri Lanka in its economic recovery President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena gesture as they arrive at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri …

Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka’s president, many saw it as the end of his powerful family’s hold on the island nation after more than 12 years of rule. Alan Keenan, senior consultant on Sri Lanka at the International Crisis Group, said the younger Rajapaksa’s bid for the presidency is a test run that would establish …

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September, his political party said Wednesday, in an apparent bid to regain his family’s lost power after a humiliating setback two years ago during an unprecedented economic crisis in the Indian ocean island nation. …

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s ruling party helmed by the Rajapaksa clan, who were booted out of office by mass protests in 2022, on Wednesday named Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as its candidate for the September presidential polls. After Mr. Gotabaya was forced to resign at the height of Sri Lanka’s crushing unprecedented economic crisis in 2022, its MPs …

Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election

The Hindu  

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna — led by the once-powerful Rajapaksa clan which was deposed from power in 2022 — has said it will not back President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the presidential polls in September. On their party’s poll-time decision, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said Mr. Wickremesinghe’s policies were not agreeable to members. Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President …

Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka
10 months ago

Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa clan, which suffered political battering due to the country's worst economic crisis in 2022, will launch its political comeback bid on Sunday by targeting the impending elections. Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ex-prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa were ousted from power during anti-government protests following the crippling financial and political crisis in …

Sri Lanka top court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka top court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic crisis

Al Jazeera  

The symbolic ruling says the powerful brothers – including two ex-presidents – triggered the island’s worst financial crisis. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued a symbolic ruling that the powerful Rajapaksa brothers – including two ex-presidents – were guilty of triggering the island’s worst financial crisis by mishandling the economy. The case was filed by corruption watchdog Transparency International Sri …

Sri Lanka approves visa-free entry for visitors from India, six other countries
1 year, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka approves visa-free entry for visitors from India, six other countries

Live Mint  

Sri Lanka Cabinet approved issuing of free visas to India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand with immediate effect as a pilot project till 31 March, tweeted Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry. “Cabinet approves issuing of free visas to India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand with immediate effect as a pilot project till …

Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa gets clean chit in 2022 'unaccounted cash' probe
1 year, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa gets clean chit in 2022 'unaccounted cash' probe

Firstpost  

The Bribery Commission informed the court that further legal proceedings regarding this incident would not be taken owing to insufficient evidence to proceed with the matter, the Daily Mirror online reported on Thursday Citing lack of evidence, Sri Lanka’s anti-graft commission has dropped a case against former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in which more than Rs 17 million was discovered by …

Overseas travel ban on ex-Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa lifted
1 year, 10 months ago

Overseas travel ban on ex-Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa lifted

Hindustan Times  

The overseas travel ban imposed on former Sri Lanka prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has been lifted, ANI reported quoting news organization News First. The travel ban against MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena, minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and ex-provincial council member Kanchana Jayaratne has also been lifted. Mahinda Rajapaksa's lawyer asked the court to relax the travel restrictions citing the fact that none of …

AP photos from Sri Lanka, Ukraine were Pulitzer finalists
1 year, 10 months ago

AP photos from Sri Lanka, Ukraine were Pulitzer finalists

Associated Press  

The Associated Press was a finalist in two Pulitzer Prize categories — for breaking news photography of Sri Lanka’s political crisis, and for feature photography of the elderly in Ukraine. Protesters storm Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office, demanding he resign after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 13, 2022. Protesters …

Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa quizzed over hidden cash stash
2 years, 1 month ago

Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa quizzed over hidden cash stash

Firstpost  

Protesters occupied his presidential palace for several days, discovering 17.5 million rupees hidden in Rajapaksa’s private quarters that they later turned over to police Sri Lankan police told AFP on Wednesday they are investigating ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over a hidden cash stockpile uncovered when protesters stormed his former residence last year. Protesters occupied his presidential palace for several days, …

Ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka: Report

Hindustan Times  

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power last year over his government's mishandling of the cash-strapped country's economy, has returned from Dubai, his first foreign trip since returning to Sri Lanka four months ago. Gotabaya Rajapaksa In Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa,73, fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives on a Sri Lankan Airforce plane …

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for US citizenship restoration, says report – Firstpost
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for US citizenship restoration, says report – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Earlier in 2019, Rajapaksa renounced his US citizenship to contest the 2019 presidential polls. As per Sri Lankan Constitution, dual citizenship holders are barred from contesting elections Colombo: Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July last year and then returned after nearly two months, has applied for restoration of his US citizenship after he failed …

Sri Lanka's ex-president Gotabaya applies for US citizenship restoration: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka's ex-president Gotabaya applies for US citizenship restoration: Report

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa applied for restoration of his US citizenship, a report claimed. Gotabaya Rajapaksa US Citizenship: Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. In 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa had renounced his US citizenship to contest the presidential polls owing to Sri Lankan constitution rules which state that dual citizenship holders are barred from contesting elections. The former president …

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, family leaves for Dubai
2 years, 3 months ago

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, family leaves for Dubai

Firstpost  

Rajapaksa,73, fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives on a Sri Lankan Airforce plane in July, as the country plunged into its worst economic and humanitarian crisis since its independence. He returned to the country months later Colombo: Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power earlier this year over his government’s mishandling of the country’s economy, on …

Sri Lankans march against government crackdown on protests
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankans march against government crackdown on protests

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands of Sri Lankans marched in the capital on Thursday to urge the government to halt its crackdown on protests against an unprecedented economic crisis that has engulfed the Indian Ocean nation for months. Ravi Kumudesh, a trade union leader, said the demonstrators wanted to “give a clear message to the government: Stop harassing those who …

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces legal troubles with no immunity
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces legal troubles with no immunity

India TV News  

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces legal troubles with no immunity Sri Lanka news: Rajapaksa flew to Colombo around midnight Friday from Thailand and was escorted under military guard to his new home in the capital. Highlights Gotabaya Rajapaksa could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists Rajapaksa returned home after seven weeks in exile following protests over …

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces arrest calls after return
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces arrest calls after return

The Hindu  

Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest on September 3 after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor’s government. “He can’t live freely as if nothing has happened.” Mr. Rajapaksa’s government was accused of chaotic mismanagement as the Sri Lankan economy spiralled into a blistering downturn. Sri Lanka’s main opposition alliance, the …

With no immunity, Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa faces legal troubles
2 years, 6 months ago

With no immunity, Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa faces legal troubles

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who returned home after seven weeks in exile following protests over economic hardships, could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists now that he has been stripped of constitutional immunity, a lawyer said Saturday. The disappearances took place 12 years ago soon after the end of the country’s long …

’No place to hide’: Ousted Sri Lankan Prez returns home, faces calls for arrest
2 years, 6 months ago

’No place to hide’: Ousted Sri Lankan Prez returns home, faces calls for arrest

Live Mint  

Ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned home on Saturday after fleeing the country in July under military escort. He further added, "Once he has spent some time at home he will let us know what he wants to do.” Calls for bringing Gotabaya to Justice grow: Protestors who led the agitation demanding his removal from office that eventually led …

Sri Lanka’s ousted president returns home after fleeing
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s ousted president returns home after fleeing

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country’s economic crisis, returned to the country early Saturday after seven weeks. Rajapaksa, a former military officer, was elected on promises to uplift the country’s economy …

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Rajapaksa gets government residence, security on return
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Rajapaksa gets government residence, security on return

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said. Rajapaksa fled in the early hours of July 13 after massive protests engulfed Colombo and demonstrators enraged with the economic devastation stormed his …

Sri Lanka: Former president Rajapaksa Gotabaya faces arrest calls after returning from exile
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka: Former president Rajapaksa Gotabaya faces arrest calls after returning from exile

Firstpost  

Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka on Saturday after he fled the island nation under military escort in July when a huge crowd stormed his official residence following months of angry demonstrations against his government Colombo: Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of the government that …

Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka as Sinhala politicans close ranks
2 years, 6 months ago

Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka as Sinhala politicans close ranks

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 03, 2022 13:04 IST Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Colombo’s Bandaranaike International airport exactly the same way he left the country seven weeks ago—under cover of darkness and shrouded in secrecy—aided by Sinhalese politicians who closed ranks. Gotabaya’s party, the SLPP, essentially a family-run enterprise, began a stock-taking exercise recently to consolidate the gains …

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa comes back after 51-day of self imposed exile
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa comes back after 51-day of self imposed exile

Firstpost  

Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives on a Sri Lanka Airforce plane and then proceeded to Singapore, from where he resigned on 14 July Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accorded a warm welcome as he returned to Colombo from Thailand amid tight security on late Friday, ending his 51-day self-imposed exile after fleeing abroad following months-long …

Sri Lanka\'s ousted ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka\'s ousted ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accorded a warm welcome as he returned to Colombo from Thailand amid tight security on late Friday, ending his 51-day self-imposed exile after fleeing abroad following months-long mass protests over the country's worst economic crisis. After being welcomed by lawmakers of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party, Rajapaksa left the airport …

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns to Sri Lanka: Ex-Prez Given State-Bungalow, Round-the-Clock Security
2 years, 6 months ago

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns to Sri Lanka: Ex-Prez Given State-Bungalow, Round-the-Clock Security

News 18  

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka late Friday night from Singapore, where he had fled fearing reprisal at the hands of the people of Sri Lanka for leading them to an economic crisis. Sri Lankan news agencies reported that the former president returned to Sri Lanka amid heavy security presence. It was in July that he …

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka from Thailand
2 years, 6 months ago

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka from Thailand

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lanka’s ousted president returns home after fleeing Gotabaya Rajapaksa came back home nearly 2 months after he fled the country Rajapaksa will be living in a state bungalow close to Wijerama Mawatha in Colombo Sri Lanka news : Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday returned to the country from Thailand, nearly two months after he fled …

Sri Lankan ousted President Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lankan ousted President Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand

Live Mint  

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country about two months ago during the nation's worst-ever economic crisis situation, returned home from Thailand on Friday, according to news agency PTI. Rajapaksa fled the country on July 13 after protestors in Sri Lanka demanded his resignation and stormed the President’s House in Colombo and several other state buildings in …

Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand

The Hindu  

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday returned to the country from Thailand, nearly two months after he fled the country following a massive uprising against his government over the island nation’s worst-ever economic crisis. After being received at the airport by several ministers and Parliamentarians of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party, Mr. Rajapaksa left the airport …

Sri Lanka: Bankrupt deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa 'to return home'
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka: Bankrupt deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa 'to return home'

Firstpost  

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka under military escort in July after unarmed crowds stormed his official residence Colombo, Sri Lanka: Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home imminently, a top defence official told AFP on Friday. The unit comprises elements from the army and police commandos.” Sri …

After Over a Month in Exile, Sri Lanka's Ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Return Over Weekend: Sources
2 years, 6 months ago

After Over a Month in Exile, Sri Lanka's Ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Return Over Weekend: Sources

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to return to his home country over the weekend after over a month in exile. Last month, the deposed leader’s party had said he was seeking to return home from his exile in Thailand and had asked his successor, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to guarantee his safety. Gotabaya’s youngest brother Basil Rajapaksa, the …

Sri Lanka's Rights Body Urges Wickremesinghe to Provide Protection to Gotabaya Rajapaksa & His Family
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka's Rights Body Urges Wickremesinghe to Provide Protection to Gotabaya Rajapaksa & His Family

News 18  

Sri Lanka's top human rights body has urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to provide adequate protection to the family of his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa as guaranteed by the Constitution and facilitate the former president's return to the crisis-hit country. In a letter, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka on Monday said that it had received several complaints alleging that the …

Ranil Wickremesinghe: The Rajapaksas’ Puppet on a String
2 years, 7 months ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe: The Rajapaksas’ Puppet on a String

The Diplomat  

Hopes that a new president would usher in a measure of calm to restive Sri Lanka seem to have been dashed, with parliamentarians electing Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s eighth president in late July. Wickremesinghe ordered the military and police “to do what is necessary to restore order.” Sure enough, on July 22, Sri Lankan security forces violently cleared the …

Sri Lanka’s main Opposition party says ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa must be tried for ‘misusing funds’
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka’s main Opposition party says ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa must be tried for ‘misusing funds’

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has the right to return to the country, but he must be tried for allegations of misuse of funds since he does not enjoy legal immunity, main Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya has said. Mr. Rajapaksa, 73, fled the country and resigned last month in the face of a popular uprising against his government …

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