Sri Lanka President In Maldives

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on his way to Singapore on Thursday and was expected to stay there for the time being, a Sri Lankan government source told Reuters, after the president fled to the Maldives from his home country.

Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff has asked the public to cooperate in maintaining law and order, and appealed to them not to damage public property after thousands of protesters breached the Prime Minister's office yesterday.

Escaping Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced protests in the Maldives Wednesday with dozens of compatriots urging Maldives not to provide him safe heaven.

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after the crisis-hit nation's president fled to the Maldives, after months of protests against his government over the worst economic crisis in the nation's history.

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after the crisis-hit nation's president fled to the Maldives, with protesters also demanding the prime minister quit.

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives on Wednesday, hours before he was supposed to step down. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in the country.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, telephoned the speaker of parliament saying that his resignation letter will be sent later in the day.

Hours after it emerged that Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had fled to the Maldives, massive street protests have erupted in the island nation. President Rajapaksa is likely to leave for Singapore later today.

The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has dismissed "baseless" and "speculative" media reports that said that India has facilitated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's exit from the country.

A deep financial crisis has left Sri Lanka struggling to pay for imports of food, medicine and fuel and brought thousands of protesters on to the streets. On Wednesday, a government source

Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in the neighbouring Maldives Wednesday, local officials said, ahead of his expected resignation after months of protests.

Sri Lankan President Gotabya Rajapaksa arrived in Maldives early this morning ahead of his resignation following widespread protests against him.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's move to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has plunged the island nation into a constitutional crisis, with Mr Wickremesinghe still refusing to leave the prime minister's official residence, Temple Trees, in Colombo.

Intimidation and threats drove four members of an election panel in the Maldives to flee the island nation, two officials said on Saturday, a day before its top court hears defeated president Abdulla Yameen's challenge to his election loss last month.

The Maldives' dissident former president met opposition groups in neighbouring Sri Lanka today to hatch a plan to topple strongman president Abdulla Yameen, opposition sources told AFP.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on his way to Singapore on Thursday and was expected to stay there for the time being, a Sri Lankan government source told Reuters, after the president fled to the Maldives from his home country.

Sri Lanka's Chief of Defence Staff has asked the public to cooperate in maintaining law and order, and appealed to them not to damage public property after thousands of protesters breached the Prime Minister's office yesterday.

Escaping Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced protests in the Maldives Wednesday with dozens of compatriots urging Maldives not to provide him safe heaven.

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after the crisis-hit nation's president fled to the Maldives, after months of protests against his government over the worst economic crisis in the nation's history.

Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after the crisis-hit nation's president fled to the Maldives, with protesters also demanding the prime minister quit.

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives on Wednesday, hours before he was supposed to step down. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in the country.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, telephoned the speaker of parliament saying that his resignation letter will be sent later in the day.

Hours after it emerged that Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had fled to the Maldives, massive street protests have erupted in the island nation. President Rajapaksa is likely to leave for Singapore later today.

The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has dismissed "baseless" and "speculative" media reports that said that India has facilitated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's exit from the country.

A deep financial crisis has left Sri Lanka struggling to pay for imports of food, medicine and fuel and brought thousands of protesters on to the streets. On Wednesday, a government source

Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in the neighbouring Maldives Wednesday, local officials said, ahead of his expected resignation after months of protests.

Sri Lankan President Gotabya Rajapaksa arrived in Maldives early this morning ahead of his resignation following widespread protests against him.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's move to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has plunged the island nation into a constitutional crisis, with Mr Wickremesinghe still refusing to leave the prime minister's official residence, Temple Trees, in Colombo.

Intimidation and threats drove four members of an election panel in the Maldives to flee the island nation, two officials said on Saturday, a day before its top court hears defeated president Abdulla Yameen's challenge to his election loss last month.

The Maldives' dissident former president met opposition groups in neighbouring Sri Lanka today to hatch a plan to topple strongman president Abdulla Yameen, opposition sources told AFP.