Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan lawmakers choose 6-time PM Ranil Wickremesinghe as president
Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country in a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the troubled South Asian island nation.
Gotabaya may have to leave Maldives, next destination could be Singapore or UAE
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, president of Sri Lanka, who has fled to the Maldives early today (July 13, 2022), is expected to announce his resignation from office.
Gotabaya appoints PM Wickremesinghe to act as Sri Lanka president
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed to be acting president as incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa was overseas, the parliamentary Speaker announced Wednesday as thousands of protesters demanded both men step down.
Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives on air force plane
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, two sources told Reuters, hours before he was due to step down amid widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.
Is It Sri Lanka’s ‘Arab Spring’ Moment?
Two dates – May 9 and July 9 – will remain significant for the Rajapaksa brothers in Sri Lanka.
Five-time Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to be reappointed, says party official
Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis, a party official said.
Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, son barred from leaving Sri Lanka
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday banned former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his politician son Namal and 15 allies from leaving the country over violence against anti-government demonstrators.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, family takes shelter in naval base, surrounded by protesters
Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family have taken shelter at a naval base at the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee district, as deadly protests continue amid the country's worst-ever economic crisis, NDTV reports.
Sri Lankan MP takes own life during clashes in Colombo
Two people including an MP from the ruling party died and at least 139 were injured on Monday in a day of violence in Sri Lanka, police and hospital officials said.
Sri Lanka speaker says won't accept Rajapaksa as PM until he proves a majority
Sri Lanka's speaker of parliament says he would not accept a former president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the new prime minister until he proves he commands a majority in parliament.
SL crisis worsens
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament yesterday to forestall a challenge against his surprise ouster of the prime minister, deepening a sudden swell of political turmoil in the island nation.
