The Latest Breaking News from Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Flight carrying Sri Lanka President lands in Singapore

A flight carrying Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has landed at Singapore, flight data showed on Thursday.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022

Sri Lanka's parliament will not convene on Friday -speaker's office

Sri Lanka's parliament will not convene on Friday as announced earlier, the speaker's office said on Thursday.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022

Yellen says it's in China's interest to restructure Sri Lanka's debt

China is a "very important" creditor of Sri Lanka and it would likely be in the interest of both countries if China participated in restructuring Sri Lanka's debt, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022

Sri Lanka's crisis is not just about the economy, but a long history of discrimination against minority groups

Sri Lanka is in the grip of an economic, political and humanitarian crisis.

The Conversation · Jul 14, 2022

Sri Lanka president heads to Singapore after fleeing Colombo - source

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.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022

Sri Lanka's president's resignation accepted, parliament to convene Saturday

The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced Friday, after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country earlier this week and notified him from Singapore that he was stepping down. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time…

France 24 · Jul 14, 2022

Sri Lanka protesters ending occupation of govt buildings

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators said Thursday they were ending their occupation of official buildings, but would press on with their bid to bring down the president and prime minister in the face of a dire economic crisis.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2022

Tensions as Sri Lanka awaits president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s promised resignation

Tensions remained high in Sri Lanka on Thursday as a promised resignation from the president had yet to materialise.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022

Sri Lanka Protesters in Talks to End Occupation

Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators were in talks Thursday to hand back official buildings they seized, protest representatives said, even as they insisted the president and prime minister both quit in the face of an economic crisis. Protesters overran President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's palace at the weekend, forcing him to flee to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 14, 2022

Thursday briefing: Sunak leads and Mordaunt is surging – but what do the numbers tell us?

In today’s newsletter: Private backroom deals done could swing the Tory leadership contest. But what if there was a way to predict who MPs will back before even they decide?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022