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Ousted Sri Lankan leader faces arrest calls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 05:06 PM

Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of the government that took charge when he fled. Read more »

Singapore asked to indict Sri Lanka's exiled leader

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 08:43 PM

Rajapaksa fled his country earlier this month after his official residence was stormed by tens of thousands of protesters infuriated by the island nation's painful economic crisis. Read more »

New Sri Lanka president sworn in, eyes unity government

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 03:02 PM

Sri Lanka's 6-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as president, as officials said he was looking to form a unity government. Read more »

Chaos-hit Sri Lanka made dumb bets on China: CIA chief

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 21 09:54 AM

CIA chief Bill Burns on Wednesday blamed "dumb bets" on high-debt Chinese investment as a factor in Sri Lanka's economic collapse. Read more »

Six-time PM Wickremesinghe wins Sri Lanka presidency

Sean Gleeson, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 20 04:26 PM

Sri Lanka's 6-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the crisis-wracked country. Read more »

3-way fight for Sri Lanka presidency: parliament

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 19 02:19 PM

Three candidates were nominated to replace former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country over its worsening economic crisis. Read more »

Sri Lankan president's resignation accepted

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 07:04 PM

Singapore's foreign ministry confirmed Rajapaksa had been allowed to enter the city-state for a "private visit", adding: "He has not asked for asylum and neither has he been granted any asylum." Read more »

Sri Lanka's president resigns, parliament speaker says

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 15 03:11 PM

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stepped down after fleeing to Singapore in the face of mass protests, the country's parliament speaker said Friday. Read more »

Street party draws curtain on Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa era

Sean Gleeson and Maryke Vermaak, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 09:16 AM

People danced, handed out sweets, embraced each other or waved the national flag to celebrate the resignation of Sri Lanka's leader. Read more »

Sri Lanka president flies to Singapore from Maldives

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 07:09 PM

Sri Lanka's president left the Maldives Thursday aboard a Saudia airline plane bound for Singapore, an airport official told AFP, a day after he escaped to the atoll nation. Read more »

Protesters storm Sri Lanka PM's office

Chamila Karinarathne, EPA-EFE
Posted at Jul 13 08:29 PM

People protesting the economic crisis celebrate after storming the Prime Minister's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Read more »

Long queue at Sri Lanka’s presidential residence

Arun Sankar, AFP
Posted at Jul 13 01:50 PM

Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis, and on July 13, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew out of the country days after a huge crowd of protesters stormed his residence. Read more »

Sri Lanka: crisis timeline

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 13 01:36 PM

Sri Lanka is mired in a political and economic crisis, and on Wednesday, the country's president fled after protesters stormed his residence. Read more »

Sri Lanka president flees to Maldives

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 13 12:20 PM

Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country to the Maldives Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread protests. Read more »

Sri Lanka president near airport as exile rumors spread

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 12 10:06 AM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's embattled president was flown to an airbase near the main international airport Monday, officials said, raising speculation he will escape into exile abroad. Read more »

Fleeing Sri Lankan leader's cash in court, succession battle begins

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 11 05:47 PM

Millions of rupees left behind by Sri Lanka's president when he fled his residence was handed over to a court after being turned in by protestors. Read more »

Taking over the Prime Minister’s residence

Arun Sankar, AFP
Posted at Jul 10 08:12 PM

People play cards inside the official residence of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, in Colombo on Sunday, a day after it was overrun by anti-government protestors. Read more »

Sri Lanka's president to resign after being chased from home

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 11:24 AM

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was preparing Sunday to finally give up power after he fled from protesters who stormed his home, forcing him to announce his resignation. Read more »

Sri Lanka's president to step down on July 13: official

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 10 11:37 AM

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his official residence Saturday to escape an angry mob of protesters, has agreed to step down next week, parliamentary speaker Mahinda Abeywardana said. Read more »

Sri Lanka president flees as protesters storm home

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 10 01:26 AM

(UPDATED) Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, overran the compound and stormed his nearby office. Read more »