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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...
Sri Lanka's ousted president says he 'took all possible steps' to prevent crisis
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s ousted president, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular...
Sri Lanka president to resign, hours after protesters storm his official residence
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has...
Sri Lanka Parliament speaker: President to resign Wednesday
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign in the coming days, the...
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 Lanka acting president declares emergency amid protests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lanka’s acting president on Monday declared a state of emergency that gives him broad authority...
Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace ex-president
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSri Lankan lawmakers met Saturday to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term...
Here’s What to Expect in Sri Lanka With a New President in Power
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s new President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, had sought the top job for decades....
Sri Lanka's top court says ex-president among those who contributed to economic crisis
Reuters via AOL· 7 months agoSri Lanka's top court ruled on Tuesday that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother,...
Sri Lanka president asks Russia's Putin to help import fuel
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday said he urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to...