Sri Lanka top court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic …
Nov 15, 2023 · Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued a symbolic ruling that the powerful Rajapaksa brothers – including two ex-presidents – were guilty of triggering the island’s worst financial crisis by ...
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests
May 10, 2022 · Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Twitter that he submitted his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a move that followed a violent attack by government supporters on the protesters, prompting authorities to deploy armed troops in the capital, Colombo.
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sri Lankan PM resigns amid economic crisis - BBC
May 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew...
Sri Lanka political dynasty ends as Rajapaksa quits - BBC
Mr Rajapaksa's resignation paves the way for the country to begin the process of electing a new president. Sri Lanka's speaker of parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, said on Friday that he...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns, ruling …
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday, his spokesman said, shortly after violent clashes between his supporters and anti-government protesters left 78 people wounded.
Sri Lanka political dynasty ends as Rajapaksa quits - BBC News
Jul 15, 2022 · Mr Rajapaksa's resignation paves the way for the country to begin the process of electing a new president. Sri Lanka's speaker of parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, said on Friday that...
Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as crisis worsens
May 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as crisis worsens. The resignation comes hours after PM’s supporters stormed a major protest site in Colombo and attacked anti-government demonstrators.
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Resigns in Face of …
May 9, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday with his country in economic free fall, bowing to months of protests in a significant blow to the...
Sri Lanka crisis | Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as violence escalates ...
May 10, 2022 · Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on May 9, his office said, hours after his supporters brutally assaulted peaceful, anti-government protesters.
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests - NBC News
May 9, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday following weeks of protests demanding that he and his brother, the president, step down over the country’s worst...