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Sri Lanka's Ousted President Rajapaksa May Return Home By Early September: Sources

Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka in the early hours of July 13 after massive protests engulfed Colombo and demonstrators angry with the country's economic devastation stormed his official residence and office. He resigned as president after reaching Singapore, from where he later flew to Thailand

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Return To Sri Lank On August 24, Says His Cousin

The United Nations has warned that 5.7 million people require immediate humanitarian assistance, with Sri Lankans experiencing extreme shortages of essentials including food, fuel and medicines

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Ex-Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya To Stay Temporarily In Thailand: PM Prayut

Thailand has agreed to allow Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the country temporarily during which the ousted Sri Lankan president will search for a third nation that will offer him permanent refuge

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Sri Lankan Govt Introduces Fuel Passes Amid Protests

The country is unable to pay for its essential imports, fuel, food and medicine due to an acute forex crisis

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Muted Protests On Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Entry Into Singapore Amid Lankan crisis

"Police ask that the public, Singaporeans, residents, work pass holders and social visitors alike, abide by our local laws

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Baseless And Speculative: India On Helping Lankan Prez Flee To Maldives

The 73-year-old Sri Lankan President fled the country along with his wife and two security officers on a military jet on Wednesday

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Prez Gotabaya Still In Sri Lanka, Clarifies Speaker

The Parliament has made all arrangements to elect a successor in terms of the procedure, the Speaker’s office said

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Sri Lankan Cabinet To Resign Once All-party Govt Is Formed: PMO

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced on Saturday that he will resign on Wednesday. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also said that he will step down after a new government is formed. Opposition parties on Sunday held talks and decided to form an all-party interim government after President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe agreed to resign

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Rajapaksa Orders To Ensure Smooth Distribution Of Cooking Gas

In recent months people have been blocking roads across the country in a desperate bid to force the government to address the issue

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Sri Lanka Cabinet To Discuss 21st Amendment To Empower Parliament

The SJB has accused the government of watering down the amendment to allow president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to continue enjoying full powers

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Sri Lankan President To Appoint New PM And Cabinet This Week

In a late night televised address to the nation, President Gotabaya said that after appointing the new Prime Minister, and Government a constitutional amendment will be moved to enact the content of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which will vest more powers with Parliament

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What Is Happening In Sri Lanka And How Did The Economic Crisis Start?

The country relies on the import of many essential items including petrol, food items and medicines. Most countries will keep foreign currencies on hand in order to trade for these items, but a shortage of foreign exchange in Sri Lanka is being blamed for the sky-high prices

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Sri Lanka Requires $3 Bn In Six Months To Avoid Crisis: Finance Minister

The island nation of 22 million people has been hit by prolonged power cuts, with drugs, fuel and other items running short, bringing angry protesters out on the streets and putting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa under mounting pressure

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Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa Will Not Resign Under Any Circumstances: Lanka govt

Claiming that the Opposition Janatha Vimukthi Peramunawas (JVP) party was behind the violence in the country, Fernando said that this "thug politics" should not be allowed and called on the people to end the violence

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Lankan President Rajapaksa's Grip On Power Weakens Amid Economic Crisis

While President Rajapaksa holds the all-powerful executive presidency, his elder brother Mahinda, who is a former president, is the current prime minister

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