Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

The political landscape in Sri Lanka is set to change as its citizens elect a new President on Saturday. Sri Lanka's 17 million voters will choose from among 39 candidates.

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refuted allegations made by a British television channel that the 2019 Easter suicide bombings that killed nearly 270 people were engineered by his loyalists to get him elected as president.

Sri Lanka's police force said Friday it had sacked an officer who entertained protesters with an impromptu piano performance after they entered the island nation's presidential compound last year.

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been questioned by police over the discovery of a large amount of cash in his office-cum-residence when he fled the country for safety as thousands of protesters stormed the place in July last year.

Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday has given orders to summon former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the disappearance of two human rights activists in 2011 as he is now out of constitutional powers.

Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed his first public meeting on Saturday since he was forced to resign in May and ouster of his younger brother and former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July.

Sri Lanka's top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the rights group which filed the case against him said in a statement on Friday.

Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the final to lift their 6th Asia Cup title.

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said.

Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country Friday, an airport official said.

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday, a top defence official told AFP.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka following an uprising against his government over the island-nation's worst-ever economic crisis, may return from Thailand on Saturday.

Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to return to Sri Lanka in the first week of September, days after fleeing to Thailand.

Sri Lanka's ruling party has asked the country's new president to provide security and other assistance for his predecessor who fled to Southeast Asia last month after protests flared amid a crippling economic crisis, an official said on Thursday.

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country last month amidst massive anti-government protests calling for his resignation, is awaiting to obtain a US Green Card to return to America.

The political landscape in Sri Lanka is set to change as its citizens elect a new President on Saturday. Sri Lanka's 17 million voters will choose from among 39 candidates.

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refuted allegations made by a British television channel that the 2019 Easter suicide bombings that killed nearly 270 people were engineered by his loyalists to get him elected as president.

Sri Lanka's police force said Friday it had sacked an officer who entertained protesters with an impromptu piano performance after they entered the island nation's presidential compound last year.

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been questioned by police over the discovery of a large amount of cash in his office-cum-residence when he fled the country for safety as thousands of protesters stormed the place in July last year.

Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Wednesday has given orders to summon former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the disappearance of two human rights activists in 2011 as he is now out of constitutional powers.

Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa addressed his first public meeting on Saturday since he was forced to resign in May and ouster of his younger brother and former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July.

Sri Lanka's top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the rights group which filed the case against him said in a statement on Friday.

Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs in the final to lift their 6th Asia Cup title.

Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was provided on Saturday with an official residence and security by the government after he returned to the country he had fled in July during economic unrest, two senior officials said.

Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country Friday, an airport official said.

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday, a top defence official told AFP.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka following an uprising against his government over the island-nation's worst-ever economic crisis, may return from Thailand on Saturday.

Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to return to Sri Lanka in the first week of September, days after fleeing to Thailand.

Sri Lanka's ruling party has asked the country's new president to provide security and other assistance for his predecessor who fled to Southeast Asia last month after protests flared amid a crippling economic crisis, an official said on Thursday.

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country last month amidst massive anti-government protests calling for his resignation, is awaiting to obtain a US Green Card to return to America.