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Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Be Sued; Sri Lankan Court Allows Proceedings
Sri Lanka’s top court has giving permission for proceedings against former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. This has come after rights group Transparency International filed a case against Rajapaksa, holding him accountable for the island nation’s worst financial crisis in more than seven decades. The court has also agreed to entertain proceedings against former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Economic crisis
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Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns To Colombo, Travels With Heavily Armed Guards
Ousted former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has returned to his homeland of Sri Lanka, seven weeks after fleeing the country. Rajapaksa, landed in Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport, on September 3, and traveled to a government-owned house allocated to him as the former President in a motorcade with heavily armed bodyguards. Rajapaksa had fled the country in July, after agitated citizens stormed his residence amid the… read-more
Tags: Sri Lanka, Economic crisis, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Colombo
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Return To Sri Lanka On September 3
Former president of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa, will reportedly end his self-imposed exile on September 3, and return to his home land. Rajapaksa has been living in a Thai hotel as a virtual prisoner. Rajapaksa fled the country as his residence was outrun by agitated citizens. The island nation is facing the worst political turmoil recorded in the nation’s history, followed by an economic crisis, with food and fuel shortage.
Tags: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Thailand, Economic crisis
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Ex Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa Applies For Green Card To Move To Us
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa who was ousted from the country, has applied for a green card to permanently make a shift to the United States of America. Rajapaksa’s lawyer stated that the application for green card has been submitted on the grounds that ex president’s wife Loma is a green card holder. Meanwhile, Rajapaksa who is stationed in Thailand, will reportedly return to Sri Lanka on August 25.
Tags: Sri Lanka, Thailand, GREEN CARD, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Colombo
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Thailand Gives Temporary Refuge To Ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Thailand has allowed for the temporary stay of Ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa who fled the island nation after people outran his residence and demanded for his resignation, has seeked refuge in Thailand, after his stay in Singapore comes to an end. Thailand PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has allowed Rajapaksa's stay since it is a "humanitarian issue", and stated that he can stay till he finds a permanent refuge.
Tags: Thailand, Bangkok, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka, Prayut Chan-o-cha
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Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Not In 'Hiding', To Soon Return: Govt
Sri Lankan cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena said that former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the nation amid protests, is not in "hiding". He said that Gotabaya who is believed to be in Singapore at present, will return to Sri Lanka soon. He said that since Gotabaya fled to Singapore "through formal channels", "it is not accurate to… read-more
Tags: Sri Lanka, Bandula Gunawardena, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Dinesh Gunawardena
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Sri Lankan Crisis: Dinesh Gunawardena Likely To Be Appointed As Next PM
Amid the ongoing economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka, the island nation's former public administration minister Dinesh Gunawardena will be appointed as the new Prime Minister, reported Reuters. Meanwhile, six-time PM Ranil Wickremesinghe took oath as the president of Sri Lanka, on July 21. Notably, Gunawardena and Wickremesinghe were schoolmates. Sri Lanka is witnessing its worst political crisis in history, with the people… read-more
Tags: Sri Lanka, Colombo, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Dinesh Gunawardena, Ranil Wickremesinghe
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Ranil Wickremesinghe Wins Sri Lanka Presidential Elections With 132 Votes
Sri Lankan acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won the Nation's Presidential elections, which concluded on July 20. A parliament house of 255 members voted for the three candidates--Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Dullas Alahaperumain in the presidential fray. Of the total, 138 votes were given to Ranil, whereas Dullas Alahaperuma secured 82 votes and Anura was left with only three votes. With this, Wickremesinghe… read-more
Tags: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka President, Elections, parliament, Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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Elections For Next President of Sri Lanka Underway, 3 Candidates In Fray
The elections for the new President of Sri Lanka is underway in the Island nation, on July 20. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Dullas Alahaperuma are in the fray, whereas 255 members of the Parliament house are eligible to vote for the next President of Sri Lanka. Notably, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former President of Sri Lanka resigned amid the ongoing protest against the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
Tags: Sri Lanka, Next President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prez Elections, Member of parliament
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Colombo Protests Against Ranil Wickremesinghe, Demands Resignation: Sri Lanka
Protests have broken out in Sri Lanka's Colombo, calling for the resignation of acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe, since Wickremesinghe was not elected by the people and was appointed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka is undergoing economic and political crisis, and the people of the country forced their PM Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country after his… read-more
Tags: Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Colombo, Mahinda Rajapaksa
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