Sri Lanka President Singapore

2022 - 7 - 14

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Sri Lanka in free fall after deadline for president's resignation passes (The Washington Post)

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 Lanka President Reaches Singapore After Fleeing Protests (Bloomberg)

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

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa arrives in Singapore; understood to have tendered his resignation (The Straits Times)

SINGAPORE - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew into Singapore from the Maldives on Thursday (July 14) evening, after fleeing Sri Lanka amid a deepening crisis and widespread protests there. It is understood he has tendered his resignation.

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. Mr Rajapaksa was not spotted in any of the vehicles. 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.

Flight carrying Sri Lanka President lands in Singapore (Reuters)

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

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in Singapore after fleeing country amid crisis (CNA)

SINGAPORE: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore on Thursday (Jul 14) from the Maldives after fleeing his country the day before. Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed in a media statement shortly after 8pm that ...

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.

Fleeing Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa allowed to enter ... (CNN)

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.