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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 ...

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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, was expected to fly to Singapore today amid a worsening crisis back home.

Sri Lanka's state-run TV network, Rupavahini Corporation, briefly suspended its telecast after protesters entered the TV station. But we must respect the Constitution," he said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has also informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to nominate a Prime Minister who is acceptable to both the government and the Opposition.

Citing a government source, Reuters reported on Wednesday night that Mr Rajapaksa was expected to fly to Singapore. It added that the president was set to send ...

Police and troops failed to hold back the protesters despite firing tear gas and water cannon. Thousands of anti-government protesters stormed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office on Wednesday, hours after he was named acting president. Sri Lanka is currently in its worst economic crisis.

Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Sri Lanka on Wednesday for Maldives, a nearby archipelago nation more commonly known as a luxury resort destination, ...

Topping all that, the government in March floated the Sri Lankan rupee -- meaning its price was determined based on the demand and supply of foreign exchange markets. As the demonstrations escalated, Wickremesinghe's office declared a state of emergency -- later canceled -- and a nighttime curfew. Protesters have demanded the resignations of both Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe. Photos from Wednesday show crowds of protesters crammed into the prime minister's office, waving the Sri Lankan flag and singing. That prompted rating agencies to downgrade Sri Lanka to near default levels, meaning the country lost access to overseas markets. Protesters also entered the premises of state broadcaster Sri Lanka Rupavahini. In 2012, amid anti-government protests in the Maldives, Nasheed and his wife sought political shelter in Sri Lanka, then led by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the current President's brother. During this incident, protesters took a T-56 rifle and two clips of live ammunition, containing 60 rounds each, police said. Rajapaksa had been expected to resign on Wednesday, clearing the way for new leadership. A spokesperson for Nasheed did not confirm or deny the intervention. Maldives and Sri Lanka are close neighbors -- the Maldivian capital Male is just a 90-minute flight from Colombo. And Nasheed and the Rajapaksas have a history of cooperation. Instead he and his wife boarded a military plane in the early hours of Wednesday and fled from the commercial capital Colombo to Maldives.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was a no-show at Changi Airport on Thursday morning (July 14), despite initially being expected to arrive here via a ...

Latest reports indicate that Mr Rajapaksa did not board the SQ437 flight, which arrived in Singapore at 7.50am, due to security concerns. “In the city, not only are there higher prices, but there is also a black market. Citing a government source who declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the subject, Reuters further reported that Mr Rajapaksa could send his resignation to the speaker of the Sri Lankan parliament after landing in Singapore. Mr Rajapaksa had fled Colombo to Maldives in the early hours of Wednesday aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane, for Male, according to Reuters citing an air force statement, hours before he was due to resign following protests over the economic crisis that had afflicted the South Asian island state. SINGAPORE — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was a no-show at Changi Airport on Thursday morning (July 14), despite initially being expected to arrive here via a Singapore Airlines commercial flight from Maldives, where he had fled to a day earlier as protests gripped his home country. - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa did not turn up at Changi Airport on Thursday morning (July 14), despite initially being expected to arrive here via a Singapore Airlines commercial flight

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Late-night clashes near Sri Lanka's Parliament between protesters and security forces following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's flight ...

“You can’t just tear up the constitution like that.” Later, protesters and security clashed near Parliament, and opposition leaders called on Wickremesinghe to resign as prime minister. The appointment of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president further incensed demonstrators, who stormed his office after a confrontation with security forces.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore Thursday after fleeing months of anti-government protests that forced him to pledge to resign.

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

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has landed in Singapore on a flight from Maldives after fleeing his country in the wake of anti-government protests.

He left the Maldivian capital Malé on board a "Saudi flight," a high-ranking security source in Colombo told CNN. The flight landed in Singapore at 7:17 p.m. local time Thursday, according to the Changi Airport website. An army sergeant had also been injured, it added. "It is confirmed that Mr. Rajapaksa has been allowed entry into Singapore on a private visit. People are no longer able to drive to work, so they cycle instead. Singapore generally does not grant requests for asylum," the Singapore Foreign Ministry statement read.

SINGAPORE - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew into Singapore from the Maldives on Thursday (July 14) evening, after fleeing Sri Lanka amid a ...

Mr Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives from Sri Lanka, was earlier expected to leave Male on Wednesday night. Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror reported that he did not board a Singapore Airlines flight late on Wednesday night because he was nervous about flying with civilian passengers. Ms Fatimah, 52, said she was upset by the unravelling situation in Sri Lanka. She has family there, including a brother whom she speaks with daily and who has been badly affected by the fuel crisis. Earlier on Thursday, plans for the parliament to reconvene on Friday was postponed by the Speaker with no new date confirmed. Imagine how much the low-wages workers are suffering…We are gifted to stay in this blessed country." Singapore generally does not grant requests for asylum," the spokesman said.

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 ...

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The Sri Lanka president was allowed in on a private visit and did not ask for asylum, says Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Police and troops failed to hold back the protesters despite firing tear gas and water cannon. Mass protests have gripped Sri Lanka, currently in the middle of its worst economic crisis in decades. Thousands of anti-government protesters stormed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office on Wednesday, hours after he was named acting president. And this time, he’s deceived us again by not appearing,” said one 37-year-old engineer, who also declined to be named. “He’s deceitful and he has always been deceitful. Singapore generally does not grant requests for asylum," said an MFA spokesperson.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday but has yet to submit official resignation.

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The political instability in the South Asian country will delay efforts to address its the economic crisis, observers say.

Sri Lanka is left with virtually no foreign exchange to import essential commodities and most people are coping with massive hardship as prices of food soar, fuel supplies run out and long hours of power outages become the norm. “But we will persevere to change the system that the Rajapaksas represented.” They have been largely peaceful but frustrated people stormed the president’s home and office after Rajapaksa defied calls to step down. However, a leadership transition could be chaotic as the political parties are deeply divided. But the fact that he is holding on to his resignation letter as a bargaining chip, while the people suffer is abominable.” Singapore generally does not grant requests for asylums,” the ministry said.

Singapore's foreign ministry said on Thursday Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had been allowed to enter the city-state on a private visit.

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