Sri Lanka President News

Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.

The Sri Lanka government has requested Singapore authorities to allow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the country for another 14 days, local media reported on Saturday citing sources.

Sri Lanka is considering a restructure of local and sovereign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday, as the island nation battles its worst financial crisis in its independent history.

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" as he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund has been pushed back to September due to the unrest over the past weeks, theAssociated Press reported.

Sri Lankan police have produced before a court millions of rupees in cash found by anti-government protesters inside former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence after he fled the mansion following mass uprising against his government.

The Singapore government has issued a new visa to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, allowing him to stay in the country for another 14 days till August 14, a media report said on Wednesday.

More than 1,000 valuable artefacts, including items of vintage and antique value have reportedly gone missing from Sri Lanka's Presidential Palace and Prime Minister's official residence, Sri Lanka police said.

Ranil Wickremesinghe was today elected new Sri Lanka President amid the massive economic crisis in the island nation. Mr Wickeremesinghe had been serving as acting President after Gotabaya Rajapakasa had to resign

Sri Lanka is voting to elect a new president as it reels under a deepening economic crisis and its 22 million people suffer due to a shortage of basic supplies, including food and fuel.

Ranil Wickremesinghe, the six-time former prime minister who is now the acting president of Sri Lanka, has been elected the new president of the crisis-hit island nation.

Sri Lanka's parliament is voting to elect a new president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country last week as his palace was stormed by angry protesters.

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that much of the contents in his private residence here were not salvageable after a group of irate anti-government protesters torched it on July 9.

Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday sought the assistance of the British government and their intelligence services in the investigation of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks that killed nearly 270 people.

Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island nation with effect from Monday,

Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.

The Sri Lanka government has requested Singapore authorities to allow former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the country for another 14 days, local media reported on Saturday citing sources.

Sri Lanka is considering a restructure of local and sovereign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday, as the island nation battles its worst financial crisis in its independent history.

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" as he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund has been pushed back to September due to the unrest over the past weeks, theAssociated Press reported.

Sri Lankan police have produced before a court millions of rupees in cash found by anti-government protesters inside former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence after he fled the mansion following mass uprising against his government.

The Singapore government has issued a new visa to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, allowing him to stay in the country for another 14 days till August 14, a media report said on Wednesday.

More than 1,000 valuable artefacts, including items of vintage and antique value have reportedly gone missing from Sri Lanka's Presidential Palace and Prime Minister's official residence, Sri Lanka police said.

Ranil Wickremesinghe was today elected new Sri Lanka President amid the massive economic crisis in the island nation. Mr Wickeremesinghe had been serving as acting President after Gotabaya Rajapakasa had to resign

Sri Lanka is voting to elect a new president as it reels under a deepening economic crisis and its 22 million people suffer due to a shortage of basic supplies, including food and fuel.

Ranil Wickremesinghe, the six-time former prime minister who is now the acting president of Sri Lanka, has been elected the new president of the crisis-hit island nation.

Sri Lanka's parliament is voting to elect a new president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country last week as his palace was stormed by angry protesters.

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that much of the contents in his private residence here were not salvageable after a group of irate anti-government protesters torched it on July 9.

Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday sought the assistance of the British government and their intelligence services in the investigation of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks that killed nearly 270 people.

Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island nation with effect from Monday,