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Announcement triggers jubilation in Colombo where protesters massed outside the presidential secretariat, defying a city-wide curfew

Colombo/Singapore – Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following mass protests over an economic meltdown. The announcement triggered jubilation in the commercial capital of Colombo, where protesters massed outside the presidential secretariat, defying a city-wide curfew. Crowds set off firecrackers, shouted slogans, and danced ecstatically at the Gota Go Gama prot...

Protests against Sri Lanka’s economic crisis erupted this week, as they blamed the president and his family for runaway inflation, shortages of basic goods, and corruption.

President resigns via email; orginal letter to be flown in from Singapore

Outgoing Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Singapore on Thursday, flight tracking data showed, after fleeing mass protests over his co...

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation was accepted by the country's parliament on Friday, days after he fled the island amid mass protests.

It was not immediately clear if the letter would be accepted in email form, the source added.

COLOMBO/SINGAPORE: Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation, two government sources said on Friday, after he fled...

By Uditha Jayasinghe, Alasdair Pal and Devjyot Ghoshal

Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country`s parliament late on Thursday, two sources said. It was not immediately clear if the letter, sent shortly after Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore, would be accepted in email form, the sources added, reported Reuters.