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Ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya arrives in Thailand from Singapore

The Thailand Foreign Ministry said it received a request from Rajapaksa to visit the country with no intention of seeking political asylum.

'Gotabaya leaves Singapore for Thailand as short-term visit pass expires'

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Singapore for Thailand after his short-term visit pass expired on Thursday, according to a media report. Rajapaksa boarded a flight from Singapore to Bangkok, after Thailand confirmed a day before that it had received a request from the current Sri Lankan government for him to visit the country. Responding to media queries, Singapore's Immigration & Checkpoints Authority said that Rajapaksa left Singapore on Thursday, The Straits Times newspaper reported. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday confirmed a temporary visit to Thailand by the 73-year-old embattled Sri Lankan leader for humanitarian reasons, and said he promised not to conduct political activities in the kingdom during his search for permanent asylum in another country. Rajapaksa, who is currently in Singapore after fleeing Sri Lanka in July amid mass anti-government protests, is seeking refuge in Thailand as his Singapore visa runs out on Thursday. After ...

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

Four months on, anti-govt protests over crisis in Sri Lanka fizzle out

Demonstrations planned by Sri Lankan opposition parties and trade unions have fizzled out, with smaller crowds turning up to mark the fourth month of an anti-government protest campaign

Prabath Jayasuriya and Emma Lamb win ICC Player of the Month Awards

The International Cricket Council has announced Sri Lankan spin sensation Prabath Jayasuriya and England batting all-rounder Emma Lamb as the winners of its Player of the Month awards for July 2022.

Indian Oil to open 50 fuel stations in Sri Lanka to help alleviate crisis

Sri Lanka has given approval for India's Lanka Indian Oil Corporation to open 50 new fuel stations, as part of efforts to reduce severe shortages that have crippled the island nation.

Over 5.5 mn vehicles registered with Sri Lanka's fuel quota system

Over 5.5 million vehicles have been registered with Sri Lanka's national fuel pass or QR code system, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said

China seeks urgent meet with Sri Lankan authorities over ship's visit

On July 12, amid the political turmoil in Sri Lanka, the then government approved the Chinese vessel's docking at the Hambantota port

Alarm bells in SL over China's surveillance ship en route Hambantota Port

The Yuan Wang 5 is a dual-use spy, research and survey vessel which is employed for space and satellite tracking and with specific usage in intercontinental ballistic missile launches, say reports

Former Lanka Prez Gotabaya to stay in Singapore for two more weeks: Report

Rajapaksa, who is currently staying in Singapore, was expected to depart the country on August 11 when his visa expired.

Sri Lanka protesters get court reprieve, anti-govt demonstrations can go on

Defiant demonstrations near the presidential office can go on for another week following an assurance by the Attorney General in a top court here on Friday that no action to remove the protesters

CWG: 2 Sri Lankan athletes, 1 official go missing; police investigating

The Sri Lankan contingent at the Commonwealth Games has asked its athletes and officials to submit their passports after three members of the touring party disappeared from their respective villages.

India expects $8-$9 bn bilateral trade with Russia, Sri Lanka in two months

RBI last month allowed importers and exporters to pay in the partially convertible rupee, a move widely seen as making trade with Russia and South Asian neighbours easier instead of relying on dollars

Lankans bide time as new govt scrambles to find solutions for economic woes

Sri Lankans who have endured months of fuel and food shortages are bracing for more pain as a newly installed government scrambles to find solutions to the Indian Ocean nation's economic emergency

3 more arrested for torching Wickremesinghe's private residence in Colombo

3 more persons arrested for allegedly torching Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe's private residence during last month's anti-government protests, taking the total number of arrests to 7

Rajapaksa not accorded any privileges, immunity by Singapore govt: Minister

Former Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his country amid massive protests, was not being provided any privileges, immunity or hospitality, Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister said.

Sri Lankan President believes 'not right time' for Gotabaya to return

It is not the right time for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka as his presence here could inflame political tensions in the country, says current Lankan President.

Culprits of 2019 attacks in Sri Lanka's politics, police: Cardinal Ranjith

Perpetrators of the heinous 2019 Easter Sunday attacks have either integrated with the country's political fraternity or employed with the police force, Sri Lanka's Catholic Church Archbishop said.

'No home to go': Sri Lanka's Prez Wickremesinghe on protestors threat

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" as he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka looks forward to enhancing ties with Russia: Report

In order to enhance ties with Russia, the newly appointed Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry met with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka Yury Materiy on Sunday