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New Sri Lankan president divisive choice for fixing crisis
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka’s prime minister was elected president Wednesday by lawmakers who opted for a seasoned,...
Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa ousted, ally nominated as successor
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's parliament accepted the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...
Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm prime minister's office
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, driven...
Sri Lankan president hands in resignation after fleeing to Singapore
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a...
Sri Lanka president gets long-sought win, faces challenges
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSix times Sri Lanka's prime minister, President Ranil Wickremesinghe had long aspired to the...
Sri Lanka's ousted president seeking entry to Thailand after weeks in Singapore
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFormer Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested entry into Thailand for a temporary...
Former Sri Lankan president denies that suicide bombings were staged to enable his election
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFormer Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday denied allegations in a British...
A brief history of the rise, fall of Sri Lanka's president
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBefore he fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday amid a crushing economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...
Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Civil war victor brought down by protests
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of Tamil Tiger guerrillas to end a...
President and PM: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Sri Lanka's crisis peaked this weekend, two men in the center of the turmoil brought about by the...