Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa ousted; 'We are the real power' says protester
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal
Source: gazette.com
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Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa ousted, search begins for next leader
By Uditha Jayasinghe, Alasdair Pal and Devjyot Ghoshal
Source: gazette.com
Sri Lanka PM declares state of emergency, curfew - spokesman
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in his role as the acting president, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, leading to more protests amid an economic crisis. The prime minister as acting president has declared a state of emergency (countrywide) and imposed a curfew in the western province, Wickremesinghes media secretary, Dinouk Colombage, told Reuters. The curfew comes into effect immediately. ...
Source: swissinfo.ch
Sri Lanka awaits president's resignation after flight
COLOMBO — Sri Lankans waited for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday, a day after he fled to the Maldives to escape a popular uprising…
Source: nationalpost.com
Sri Lanka acting president asks parliamentary speaker to nominate new prime minister
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankas acting president and prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has asked the speaker of parliament to nominate a new prime minister, his media team said on Wednesday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to nominate a prime minister who is acceptable to both the government and opposition, the team said in a statement. Protesters, angered by a severe eco...
Source: swissinfo.ch
Sri Lanka protest sites calm as president's resignation awaited
By Uditha Jayasinghe, Alasdair Pal and Devjyot Ghoshal
Source: gazette.com
Sri Lanka speaker to make announcement on president's resignation on Friday
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's original resignation letter has been received by the country's parliamentary speaker, his office said in a statement on Thursday, after it was flown from Singapore, where the leader fled to.
Source: thestar.com.my
Troops patrol streets as calm returns to Sri Lanka, president's resignation awaited
By Uditha Jayasinghe, Alasdair Pal and Chen Lin COLOMBO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of
Source: shorenewsnetwork.com
Factbox-Three frontrunners in race to become Sri Lanka's next president
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A six-time prime minister, the leader of the main opposition party and a journalist-turned-politician from the ruling party are vying to become Sri Lanka's next president, after the incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country this week.
Source: thestar.com.my
Sri Lankan president hands in resignation after fleeing to Singapore
By Uditha Jayasinghe, Alasdair Pal and Chen Lin COLOMBO/SINGAPORE - Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday,
Source: shorenewsnetwork.com