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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.

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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

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.

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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

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…

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Sri Lanka waits in confusion, anger for president to resign

Confused and angry, Sri Lankans are still waiting for their embattled president to resign after he fled the country amid an economic meltdown and political chaos

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Sri Lanka on a knife-edge as Rajapaksa lands in Singapore

Country in state of emergency amid protests against president, who is reported to be heading for Saudi Arabia

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lankan president hands in resignation after fleeing to Singapore

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following mass protests over an economic meltdown.

Reuters

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Protesters storm Sri Lankan PM’s office after president flees

Sri Lankans defied a state of emergency to storm the prime minister’s office after embattled president fled overseas.

Al Jazeera

Modi government distances itself from Rajapaksas in latest twist to see-saw relationship

Indian High Commission ‘categorically denies’ reports that India facilitated the Rajapaksas’ recent travel

The Hindu

‘This is a huge moment’: Sri Lankans vow to continue protests until demands are met

President has fled the country but protesters say they will not stop fighting until there is ‘freedom from corrupt leaders’

The Guardian - UK

In Sri Lanka, no quiet after the storm

In the days ahead, new confrontations, with consequences for newly gained democratic freedom, are likely to spring up

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The Guardian - UK

How the Rajapaksa family fell after 15 years at the top in Sri Lanka

Analysis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s authoritarianism and incompetence ended the family’s political reign

WEKU

What's happening in Sri Lanka and what comes next

The double whammy of government and economic instability is further complicating recovery, and the country is hurtling toward bankruptcy.

France 24

‘People are desperate’: Sri Lankan protesters storm PM’s office demanding resignation

Thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the offices of the prime minister in the capital Colombo on July 13. The protesters demanded he leave his role as acting president after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. According to our Observer, the unrest will continue to intensify as “desperate” protesters fight for…

Al Jazeera

Maldives gov’t faces backlash for accepting Sri Lankan president

Maldivians voice outrage as disgraced Sri Lankan leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to the Maldives.

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Sri Lanka acting president asks parliamentary speaker to nominate new prime minister

Sri Lanka's 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.

The Conversation

Sri Lanka riots: how the tiny Indian Ocean island nation got into such a mess

The chaos in Sri Lanka has deepened after the country’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled to the Maldives. The president and his family left Colombo on a military jet just hours before he was due to resign in the face of massive popular protests which culminated on July 9 with crowds…

Reuters

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa set to fly to Singapore via Maldives - government source

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was expected to head to Singapore after fleeing to the Maldives in the early hours of Wednesday, a government source in Sri Lanka told Reuters, as protests continued in Colombo.

Reuters

Sri Lankans' fury turns on Wickremesinghe after president flees

Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was named acting president of Sri Lanka on Wednesday as its political and economic crisis deepened, is tantalisingly close to the pinnacle of power but may not get much time to enjoy it.

France 24

Sri Lanka imposes curfew, protesters storm PM’s office after president flees

Protesters in Sri Lanka defied tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister’s office on Wednesday after the country’s embattled president fled overseas, with the crowd demanding both men step down in the face of an economic crisis. Read about the day's events as…

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka’s old political order has collapsed. What happens next?

With the president fleeing and an IMF bailout likely, the country desperately needs stability, says Chatham House’s Charu Lata Hogg

Dynamite News

Bring situation under control: Sri Lanka's acting President instructs armed forces

Amid mayhem and chaos in Sri Lanka, acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed armed forces and police to bring the current situation under control. Read further on Dynamite News:

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