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Wickremesinghe, Premadasa among four to contest for Lanka presidential poll

Nominations for the election of the new president will be heard on Tuesday and if there is more than one candidate, the lawmakers will vote on Wednesday.

United Nations urges for 'peaceful transition of power' in Sri Lanka

United Nations in Sri Lanka has urged all stakeholders in the island nation to ensure a peaceful transition of power in full respect for the Constitution

Sri Lankan Parliament announces president's vacancy as Rajapaksa resigns

Sri Lanka's Parliament met in a brief special session on Saturday to announce the vacancy in the presidency following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled the country

Sri Lanka crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oath as acting president

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives on Wednesday and then landed in Singapore on Thursday, has formally resigned, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena confirmed early on Friday

Sri Lanka: Speaker formally accepts Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation

Crowds set off firecrackers, shouted slogans and danced ecstatically at the Gota Go Gama protest site, named mockingly after Rajapaksa's first name

Sri Lankan Speaker officially announces resignation of President Gotabaya

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardenaon officially announced on Friday, after a week of dramatic developments

Gotabaya entered on pvt visit, he hasn't asked for asylum: Singapore govt

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who had promised to resign on Wednesday, appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the acting President hours after he fled the country

Lankan army asks protestors to desist from violence or face consequences

The Sri Lankan Army on Thursday urged the anti-government protesters to desist from violence immediately or be prepared to face the "consequences"

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa heads to Saudi Arabia via Singapore: Report

The leader missed a Wednesday deadline to submit his resignation after he fled the country for the Maldives as months of inflation-fueled protests gained momentum

Sri Lanka: Speaker says options to remove Prez from office to be considered

Speaker Abeywardena said that he informed President Rajapaksa to submit his letter of resignation as soon as possible, citing that he too is under pressure

Sri Lanka lifts curfew, no signs of resignation from President Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan authorities lifted the curfew, imposed in the Western province after the eruption of violence in the capital. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled to the Maldives, yet to resign

Gotabaya awaits for private jet to depart from Maldives for Singapore

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to Maldives followed by an uprising triggered due to the economic collapse of the island nation, is now waiting to travel further to Singapore

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President Rajapaksa flees

From the Maldives, 73-year-old Rajapaksa appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the acting President

Sri Lanka: Wickremesinghe declares nationwide curfew until Thursday morning

Protests against the economic crisis have simmered for months and came to a head last weekend when hundreds of thousands of people took over government buildings in Colombo, blaming the Rajapaksas

SL's Acting President asks Speaker to nominate PM who is acceptable to all

In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office said that Prime Minister Wickremesinghe held a meeting with the Members of the Cabinet at his office on Monday.

Lankan military calls for political resolution to maintain law and order

In a statement, Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva made "a special appeal" to people, especially the youth, to support the three forces and the police to maintain law and order in country

Fascists trying to take over govt: Acting Lanka President Wickremesinghe

In his first televised address since being appointed to the post Wickremesinghe said he had ordered military commanders and the police chief to do what is necessary to restore order.

Former Sri Lankan Prez Rajapaksa to leave for Singapore from Maldives

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who landed in the Maldivian capital Male on a Sri Lankan Air Force plane, will be leaving for Singapore on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka: State-owned TV goes off air as protesters storm building

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) said that its engineers have suspended their live and recorded telecasts as the corporation premises are being surrounded by protesters.

Marcos to Rajapaksa: A short guide to leaders fleeing their nations

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not the first leader to have fled their country in the face of popular unrest. Here is a brief list mentioning some of them