Canada imposes sanctions on former Sri Lankan presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Jan 12, 2023, at 05:12 am
Ottawa: The Canadian government has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan state officials, including former presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, over human rights violations, officials said on Tuesday.
Sri Lankan court orders police to record statement of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Nov 14, 2022, at 09:20 pm
Colombo: A Sri Lankan court has ordered the police to record the statement of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the Rs. 17.8 million found inside the President’s House on July 9, media reports said on Monday.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa in quiet campaign to restore image
Oct 04, 2022, at 04:31 pm
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July and returned quietly last month, has begun a quiet campaign to restore his image shattered by economic policies that have ruined the island nation.
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka
Sep 03, 2022, at 02:30 pm
Colombo: Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had fled the nation in July amid protest, returned to Sri Lanka on Friday, media reports said.
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa expect to fly to Thailand soon: Reports
Aug 10, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Colombo: Thailand has received a request from former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to visit the country, media reports said.
Singapore extends Ex-President Sri Lankan Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit pass by 14 days
Jul 27, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Singapore: The Singapore government has granted another stay of 14 days to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the Island Nation earlier this month.
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return to country: Report
Jul 27, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return to the country from Singapore, media reports said.
Sri Lanka begins process of choosing leader to replace ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Jul 16, 2022, at 06:48 pm
Colombo/UNI: Lawmakers in Sri Lanka are about to meet to begin the process of choosing a new leader to serve out the remainder of the term abandoned by the ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic collapse, Khaleej Times reported.
Jubilation breaks out in Sri Lanka over Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation
Jul 15, 2022, at 06:00 am
Colombo/IBNS/UNI: Delighted demonstrators greeted news of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation with firecrackers on Thursday evening.
Gotabaya resigns as Sri Lankan President: Maldivian Speaker
Jul 15, 2022, at 05:26 am
Male: Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday stepped down as the President of Sri Lanka, Mohamed Nasheed, former Maldivian President and current Speaker said.
Sri Lanka crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to leave Male for Singapore
Jul 14, 2022, at 07:17 pm
Male/UNI: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who flew in here before dawn on Wednesday, is set to leave the Indian Ocean atoll nation Thursday, apparently to Singapore, media reports said.
Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe wants 'order restored', asked to resign at all-party meet
Jul 14, 2022, at 03:13 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka's political leaders met for an all-party meeting Wednesday amid another day of massive protests and have asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to resign letting the parliament Speaker take over as acting President after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives.
Jul 13, 2022, at 10:05 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka is witnessing another day of protests as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the crisis-hit nation by handing over his charges to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Jul 13, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was scheduled to announce his resignation on Wednesday, has fled the nation on a military jet, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs resignation letter
Jul 12, 2022, at 08:07 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has signed his resignation letter which is dated July 13, media reports said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka president flown to airbase amid exile rumours spread: Report
Jul 12, 2022, at 03:36 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on Monday flown to an airbase near the main international airport, media reports said, raising speculation he will flee into exile abroad.
Sri Lanka: Protesters claim to recover millions of rupees from prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:43 am
Colombo: The protesters, who stormed inside Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence on Saturday, have claimed to recover millions of rupees hidden inside the mansion, according to a media report.
Day after Lankans barge into President's home, Army chief appeals for peace
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:32 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva on Sunday urged people to maintain peace in the island nation as it struggles with an unprecedented economic crisis.
All updates: Lanka PM's house set ablaze, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign next Wednesday
Jul 10, 2022, at 04:50 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign next Wednesday, after months of protest against him amid an unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation.
Sri Lanka crisis: Protesters set PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's house on fire
Jul 10, 2022, at 03:44 am
Colombo/IBNS: After barging into Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence, anti-government protesters have now set Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's house on fire amid a deepening crisis in the island nation.
Jul 10, 2022, at 02:33 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence Saturday as thousands of anti-government protesters stormed into his residence demanding his resignation.
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe agrees to step down after protesters storm President's house
Jul 10, 2022, at 12:43 am
Colombo/UNI: The office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister in a statement on Saturday said Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to step down following demands by party leaders in Parliament, Khaleej Times reported.
Japan to keep supporting Sri Lanka
Jul 02, 2022, at 08:28 pm
Colombo/UNI: Japan has said that it will continue to support development activities in Sri Lanka, a day after Tokyo's envoy was quoted as saying that it will not be possible to provide further economic aid to the economically-beleaguered country.
Sri Lanka seeks urgent oil supplies from Russia
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reportedly written to Russian President Vladimir Putin seeking urgent supplies of oil for his economically-battered country, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
May 13, 2022, at 01:40 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka's veteran political leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed the next Prime Minister of the crisis-hit island nation by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid ongoing protests.
Protesters found damaging public properties could be shot at, Sri Lanka govt warns
May 11, 2022, at 04:01 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka on Tuesday said those found damaging public property or harming others could be shot at, a day after violent clashes left seven people dead and more than 200 injured, which also prompted Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign.
Sri Lanka President ready to form all-party govt
Apr 27, 2022, at 07:54 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed all party leaders including independent MPs that he was ready to form an all-party government, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka police open fire on anti-government protesters, leave 1 dead, several injured
Apr 20, 2022, at 01:39 am
Colombo/IBNS: The police in Sri Lanka opened fire on protesters for the first time on Tuesday since the start of anti-government agitation over an economic crisis in the country, leaving one dead and several others injured, reports said.
Sri Lanka: Mass protests to force Gotabaya to quit
Apr 20, 2022, at 12:16 am
Colombo: Sri Lankan trade unions will commence a countrywide series of protests from Wednesday demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has been blamed for the country's worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
Sri Lanka revokes state of emergency even as protests spread
Apr 06, 2022, at 06:26 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday night revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had gone into effect on April 1, even as the government struggles to combat protests amid the nation's worst economic crisis.