Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ex-prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa were ousted from power during anti-government protests following the crippling financial and political crisis in 2022

Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka from Dubai

Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife Ayoma arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport here from Dubai on Thursday, the Daily Mirror Lanka newspaper reported, quoting the airport duty manager and spokesperson of the airport immigration department.

Lanka SC orders to issue summons to Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2011 human rights violation case

Rajapaksa, 73, will now be required to give evidence in the case filed on the disappearance of two rights activists Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan Murugananthan in the northern district of Jaffna.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe plans to visit New Delhi to discuss Sri Lanka's economic crisis

Briefing the House on his recent visits to Japan, Singapore, and the Philippines, the President said: "We are continuing our talks with India. During my brief meeting with Prime Minister Modi in Japan, I conveyed my wish to visit New Delhi to brief them on our situation.''

Sri Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to social media to laud victorious cricket team

Sri Lanka crushed Pakistan by 23 runs to win their sixth Asia Cup title in Dubai on Sunday, bringing much cheer to the people of the crisis-hit island nation who have been hit hard by the worst economic crisis.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka appoints 37 junior ministers, including nephew of ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948 which was triggered by a severe paucity of foreign exchange reserves, leaving the country of 22 million people scrambling for essentials.

With no immunity, Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa faces legal troubles

Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who returned home after seven weeks in exile following protests over economic hardships, could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists now that he has been stripped of constitutional immunity

Sri Lanka's ousted ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns home from Thailand after 7 weeks

Rajapaksa, 73, was festooned with flowers by a welcoming party of ministers and politicians as he disembarked at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport from Bangkok via Singapore.

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa 'to return home'

The 73-year-old fled the island under military guard in July after a huge crowd stormed his official residence, following months of angry public protests blaming him for the island nation's unprecedented economic crisis.

IMF likely to make formal announcement on Sri Lanka's bailout package on Thursday: Reports

Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948 which was triggered by a severe paucity of foreign exchange reserves.

Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe calls Rajapaksa to facilitate his return: Report

Rajapaksa, 73, fled the country and resigned last month in the face of a popular uprising against his government for mismanaging the island nation's economy.

Sri Lanka ruling party urges Ranil Wickremesinghe to facilitate return of ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa

The SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam told reporters that the request was made at a meeting held with President Wickremesinghe on Thursday, amid reports that Rajapaksa, who fled the country last month following unprecedented anti-government protests, may return to Sri Lanka next week.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for Green Card to settle in US: Report

Sri Lankan newspaper Daily Mirror, citing highly-placed sources, claimed that Rajapaksa's lawyers in the United States had already begun the procedure last month for his application to obtain the Green Card as he was eligible to apply due to his wife Loma Rajapaksa being a US citizen.

Ousted Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay temporarily in Thailand: PM Prayut Chan-o-cha

Gotabaya 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.

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

The 73-year-old leader emailed his resignation letter to the Parliament Speaker on July 14, soon after he was allowed by Singapore to enter the city-state on a "private visit".

Not the time for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe says

"I don't believe it's the time for him to return," Wickremesinghe said in an interview with the Journal. "I have no indication of him returning soon."

Millions found inside Sri Lankan President's House during uprising against Gotabaya Rajapaksa produced before court

The protesters recovered 17.85 million Sri Lankan Rupees inside Gotabaya Rajapaksa's mansion which were later handed over to the police.

Sri Lanka court extends travel ban on Mahinda and Basil Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court extended a travel ban on former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, brothers of ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to August 2, news channel Newsfirst said in a tweet on Wednesday.

Singapore extends ex-Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit pass by 14 days: Report

Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore on a private visit from the Maldives after fleeing his country.

Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka from Singapore: Cabinet spokesman

Rajapaksa, 73, fled Sri Lanka after the July 9 uprising when people broke into the President’s House after months of public protests against him for mishandling the country’s worst economic crisis since 1948.

Sri Lanka’s Presidential Secretariat set to resume operations after 100 days

The site, which had been blocked by protesters for more than 100 days, saw an excessive rampage by protesters on July 9, forcing Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and resign as president.

How Sri Lankan protests unfolded

On Friday, a day after Wickremesinghe was sworn in, security forces launched a pre-dawn raid on a protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo and cleared out a section of it.

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan president

Wickremesinghe won 134 votes in the 225 member parliament in a vote count on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka's economic collapse needs immediate global attention: UN experts

The UN experts noted that the issue of rising institutional debt had been flagged in a previous visit report to Sri Lanka in 2019.

Ranil Wickremasinghe elected Sri Lanka’s new President; faces a tough challenge in restoring order

Wickremasinghe is a known friend of India and this prompted some opposition party members in the country to claim that New Delhi was behind his election—a claim denied by India.