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Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa flees to Maldives amid public revolt against his govt

By Odisha News Online Jul 13, 2022 365

Colombo, July 13: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday fled to the Maldives on a military jet, hours before he was supposed to step down in the face of a public revolt against him and his family for mishandling the economy that has bankrupted the country. The 73-year-old leader left the country along […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka crisis: Opposition parties agree to form all-party interim government after Rajapaksa’s resignation

By Odisha News Online Jul 10, 2022 311

COLOMBO,JULY 10: Sri Lanka’s main opposition parties on Sunday agreed to form an all-party interim government after the anticipated resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday, following unprecedented political turmoil that forced him and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to offer their resignations over the mishandling of the nation’s crippling Continue Reading

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Lanka PM’s home set on fire, Prez flees

By Odisha News Online Jul 10, 2022 308

Colombo,JULY 10: A group of protesters on Saturday entered the private residence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and set it on fire amid a massive public protest in the country over the unprecedented economic crisis. The incident came hours after Wickremesinghe offered to resign to make way for an all-party government, as protests […]Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters storm home

By Odisha News Online Jul 9, 2022 379

COLOMBO,JULY 9: Sri Lanka’s beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo Saturday, a top defence source told AFP, before protesters gathered to demand his resignation stormed the compound. “The president was escorted to safety,” the source said, adding that troops fired in the air to prevent angry crowds from overrunning Continue Reading

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Sri Lanka president set to name new Prime Minister

By Odisha News Online May 12, 2022 333

COLOMBO, MAY 12: Beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister Thursday to try to steer Sri Lanka out of its dire economic crisis after days of violence, officials said. Respected five-time former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was the frontrunner to head a “unity government” with cross-party support in the 225-member parliament Continue Reading