Sri Lanka Protests

After Maldives, Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa makes his way to Singapore; next destination to be Jeddah

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife Ioma Rajapaksa, and two bodyguards were to take a Singapore Airline last night but due to security concerns they could not board and had to stay back in the Maldives

Explained: How Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escape has put Maldives in an awkward position

Sri Lankans and locals alike staged protests and held banners demanding that Gotabaya Rajapaksa not be provided haven in the Maldives. Opposition parties too criticised the government's decision to allow the embattled Sri Lankan leader in the country

Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa sheltering in Male? Maldives foreign ministry refuses to comment

Maldives' communications director at the Parliament Secretariat said they were not aware if Gotabaya Rajapaksa was present in Male

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after protests erupt over President Gotabaya's escape to Maldives

Fresh protests broke out in Colombo after Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives

Explained: What led to the fall of Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa clan?

The Rajapaksa brothers, Mahinda and Gotabaya, were hailed as war heroes when they led the fight against the LTTE. But today, they are considered the big villains responsible for Sri Lanka’s economic collapse

Pool parties and picnics galore: What's going on inside the Sri Lankan presidential palace?

After protesters overrun the presidential palace and prime minister's bungalow in Colombo, thousands continue to mill around — resting on beds, enjoying lunches in the gardens, and clicking photographs

Sri Lanka crisis: Will resign on 13 July as announced earlier, says President Rajapaksa

Amid the Sri Lanka economic crisis and protests in the island nation, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also said he was willing to resign and make way for an all-party government to take over

Sri Lanka's protests against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reach cricket fences in Galle

Hundreds of people climbed the walls of the scenic Galle Fort in the morning session of the second Test for a protest condemning the President for mismanagement of the country's finances

Watch| Angry protestors push ex-Sri Lankan minister's car into lake amid continuing economic crisis

The political crisis started in late March when people, hurt by shortages of essential items and long hours of power cuts, took to the streets demanding the government to step down

Sri Lanka crisis: 'Will appoint PM, Cabinet this week', says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Eight people including a ruling party lawmaker and two police officers were killed and 219 were injured in the violence, the defense ministry said. In addition, 104 buildings and 60 vehicles were burned