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Sri Lanka speaker to make announcement on president's resignation on Friday

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's original resignation letter has been received by the country's parliamentary speaker, his office said in a statement on Thursday, after it was flown from Singapore, where the leader fled to.

Reuters

Sri Lanka president submits resignation from Singapore: official

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president submitted his resignation shortly after reaching Singapore on Thursday, the parliamentary speaker's office said, days after the head of state fled protests triggered by his country's worst-ever economic crisis.

AFP

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa's resignation letter to be flown in from Singapore -source

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's original resignation letter will be flown into Colombo from Singapore as soon as possible, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka president reaches Singapore after fleeing protests

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Singapore Thursday after fleeing months of anti-government protests that forced him to pledge to resign.

Tribune News Service

Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa emails resignation letter to parliamentary speaker - source

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the speaker of the country's parliament late on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter said.

Reuters

Sri Lanka leader flees to Singapore

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president arrived in Singapore Thursday, as protestors who chased him from his residence demanded he keep his promise to step down over his country's worst-ever economic crisis.

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Singapore allows Sri Lanka president entry on private visit, says no asylum request

Singapore's foreign ministry said on Thursday Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had been allowed to enter the city-state on a private visit.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's parliament will not convene on Friday -speaker's office

Sri Lanka's parliament will not convene on Friday as announced earlier, the speaker's office said on Thursday.

Reuters

Yellen says it's in China's interest to restructure Sri Lanka's debt

China is a "very important" creditor of Sri Lanka and it would likely be in the interest of both countries if China participated in restructuring Sri Lanka's debt, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday.

Reuters

Sri Lanka: Protesters hand back iconic Govt buildings to authorities

The protestors occupied President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's presidential palace and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private house on 9 July. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Ex-leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will not flee Sri Lanka: Top aide

Man who paved way for Rajapaksa clan’s dominance over Sri Lanka politics has no immediate plans to flee, says top aide.

Al Jazeera

Lanka 'Kand': President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flies to Singapore from Maldives

Rajapaksa had left Sri Lanka on Wednesday morning with his wife and two bodyguards, following raging protests in the island nation. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Plane said to carry Sri Lanka’s president most-tracked in world

A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight from Maldives to Singapore believed to be carrying Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the world’s most-tracked flight on Thursday, underscoring massive global interest in the troubled island nation’s political affairs.

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Sri Lanka's crisis is not just about the economy, but a long history of discrimination against minority groups

Sri Lanka is in the grip of an economic, political and humanitarian crisis.

Reuters

Sri Lanka president heads to Singapore after fleeing Colombo - source

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on his way to Singapore on Thursday and was expected to stay there for the time being, a Sri Lankan government source told Reuters, after the president fled to the Maldives from his home country.

France 24

Sri Lanka's president's resignation accepted, parliament to convene Saturday

The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced Friday, after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country earlier this week and notified him from Singapore that he was stepping down. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time…

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Sri Lanka protesters ending occupation of govt buildings

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators said Thursday they were ending their occupation of official buildings, but would press on with their bid to bring down the president and prime minister in the face of a dire economic crisis.

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Sri Lanka protesters to end occupation of official buildings

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators said Thursday they were ending their occupation of official buildings, as they vowed to press on with their bid to bring down the president and prime minister in the face of a dire economic crisis.

Evening Standard

Tensions as Sri Lanka awaits president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s promised resignation

Tensions remained high in Sri Lanka on Thursday as a promised resignation from the president had yet to materialise.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sri Lanka Protesters in Talks to End Occupation

Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators were in talks Thursday to hand back official buildings they seized, protest representatives said, even as they insisted the president and prime minister both quit in the face of an economic crisis. Protesters overran President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's palace at the weekend, forcing him to flee to…

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Spin vs spin as Sri Lanka take on Pakistan in Test opener

Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Dimuth Karunaratne's Sri Lanka will be looking to build on their winning momentum at Galle as the hosts take on Pakistan in a likely spin battle in the opening Test starting Saturday.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Sri Lankans swarm leaders' domains, vow to stay

Protesters sitting at a desk in the prime minister's office and waving national flags from the building's rooftop terraces. Ordinary Sri Lankans sprawling in plush living rooms, playing a piano and marveling at paintings in the vacated presidential palace.

AFP

Sri Lanka protesters in talks to end occupation

Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators were in talks Thursday to hand back official buildings they seized, protest representatives said, even as they insisted the president and prime minister both quit in the face of an economic crisis.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka waits in confusion, anger for president to resign

Confused and angry, Sri Lankans are still waiting for their embattled president to resign after he fled the country amid an economic meltdown and political chaos

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