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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 …

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees

Colombo: Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday fled to the Maldives on a military jet, hours before he was supposed to step down in the face of a public revolt against him and his family for mishandling the economy that has bankrupted the country. President Rajapaksa, 73, left the country along with his wife and two security officers …

Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from his residence in capital Colombo Saturday afternoon after mobs protesting the ongoing and severe economic crisis stormed and overran the building's compound. Troops armed with assault rifles - rushed to reinforce police guarding the president's home - were forced to fire in the air to hold back the crowd till Rajapaksa could escape, …

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Unrest grows in Sri Lanka, despite Prime Minister Rajapaksa's resignation over economic crisis

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister has resigned to make way for a unity government that would try to find a way out of the country's worst economic crisis in history, but protesters say they also want his brother to stand down as President. Key points: Protesters are calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, known as Gota Government politician Amarakeerthi …

Sri Lankans set up protest camp, vow to stay till Rajapaksa quits

As protesters dig in for a long haul, tents come up outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office in Colombo. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Angry over a worsening economic crisis, residents of Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, have transformed the streets in front of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office into a protest camp. Proud to be Sri Lankan.” “The energy here, I’ve never felt …

Thousands in Sri Lanka insist Rajapaksa family quit politics

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Thousands of people demanding “total system change” have rallied in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, calling for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his powerful brothers to quit politics amid a deepening economic crisis. “He doesn’t have a brain to deal with this kind of crisis.” ‘No Rajapaksa should be there’ Sparked by a foreign exchange crunch, the economic …

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday invited all parties in Parliament to work with him to jointly address the country’s spiralling crisis, even as citizens’ protests calling for his resignation escalated across the country. Mr. Rajapaksa’s outreach comes a day after en-masse resignations in Sri Lanka’s Cabinet, amidst escalating anti-government protests in the wake of a worsening economic downturn, …

Ali Sabry to be the new finance minister, replacing Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s brother Basil as cracks emerge in ruling coalition. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has dropped his brother as finance minister after calling for a unity government as protests against an economic crisis persist and cracks emerge in the ruling coalition. Call for unity gov’t Earlier on Monday, the Sri …

Protesters rally in Kandy and Colombo despite a curfew, demanding that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign as the economic crisis worsens. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Police in Sri Lanka have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse student-led protests near the country’s second-biggest city, Kandy, amid growing calls for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation over an economic crisis that has resulted …

Police also imposed a brief curfew after clashing with protesters who tried to storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s house. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Police in Sri Lanka have lifted an overnight curfew in the country’s capital after arresting dozens of people and quelling unrest that saw large crowds attempt to storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s private residence amid anger over a worsening …

Despite social media predictions in his country, the current economic crisis may not have enough heft in it to trip Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Compared to the past months, the worse may have been over for the economy – hence for Team Gota too, which includes Mahinda, former president and now prime minister of Sri Lanka. How BRI Failed …