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View all search resultsSri-Lanka
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
PREMIUM
Sri Lankan speaker says President's resignation accepted
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 executive presidency in 1978.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
Sri Lanka president heads to Singapore after fleeing Colombo
Earlier Thursday, Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators were in talks to hand back official buildings they seized, protest representatives said, even as they insisted the president and prime minister both quit in the face of an economic crisis.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
PREMIUM
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees to Maldives
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised at the weekend to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a "peaceful transition of power" after fleeing his official residence in Colombo just before tens of thousands of protesters overran it.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
Sri Lanka stops president's brother from flying out
It was not immediately clear where Rajapaksa, who also holds US citizenship, was trying to go. He resigned as finance minister in early April as street protests surged against shortages of fuel, food and other necessities, and quit his seat in parliament in June.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
PREMIUM
Sri Lanka to get new president next week
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had overseen a ruthless crushing of the Tamil Tigers insurgents as defence secretary, is set to resign on Wednesday. His brothers and nephew earlier quit as ministers as Sri Lanka began running out of fuel, food and other essentials in the worst crisis since independence from Britain in 1948.
Economy 3 years ago
IMF hopes for resolution of Sri Lanka crisis to allow bailout talks
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign on Wednesday after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence and secretariat on Saturday, an official said. Protesters also set fire to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private residence.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
PREMIUM
Sri Lanka protesters plan to occupy president and PM's residences until they quit
"The president has to resign, the prime minister has to resign and the government has to go," said playwright Ruwanthie de Chickera at a news conference at the protest site, flanked by other leaders helping coordinate the movement against the government, Reuters reported Sunday.
