Singapore protest against Rajapaksa wins an audience of one
SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2022
A last-minute protest at the Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park on Saturday against Singapore’s decision to let ousted Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa into the country drew an audience of one.
People in Colombo celebrate President Rajapaksa's resignation
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2022
Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following mass protests over an economic meltdown.
Sri Lanka crisis: Rise and fall of Rajapaksa’s ‘Political’ dynasty
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022
During the mass protest on fateful Saturday morning when almost everyone in Sri Lanka was on the roads against the regime blaming it for putting the country in massive economic turmoil, one thing that connected the country was the angst against a single name that ended with ‘Rajapaksa’.
Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa flees country before scheduled resignation
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday , hours before he was due to resign after widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.