Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s office confirms President to resign after protests
Colombo, Sri Lanka Reuters Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the Prime Minister’s office said on Monday, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men. After Saturday’s sweeping protests in the wake of a debilitating economic crisis, the speaker of parliament […]
Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until President, PM quit
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Leaders of Sri Lanka’s protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the President and Prime Minister until they finally quit office, the day after the two men agreed to resign leaving the country in political limbo. Thousands of protesters stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s home and office and the […]
Sri Lankan President to step down, parliamentary speaker says, amid storm of protests
Colombo, Sri Lanka Reuters Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the country’s parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, bowing to intense pressure after a violent day of protests in which demonstrators stormed the president’s official residence and set fire to the Prime Minister’s home in Colombo. The announcement, following the dramatic escalation in […]