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COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives early on Wednesday, hours before he was due to submit his resignation and while many of the protesters who had pressured him for months were asleep. (confirmed by 3 sources) [1]

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa criticized on Tuesday the findings of a UN probe into war crimes and called on the government to reject the report, which called for suspects to be prosecuted by a hybrid court with internation... (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday submitted his resignation, the veteran politician confirmed on his Twitter account. (confirmed by 5 sources) [3]

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s new government on Wednesday asked the police to investigate what it called a “diabolical conspiracy” by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa to hold on to power even after he was defeated in an election last week. [4]

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s bid to stage a political comeback in Sri Lanka appeared destined to fail as early general election results on Tuesday showed the alliance that toppled him making gains. [5]

COLOMBO -- Since emerging from decades of civil war, Sri Lanka has become a beacon of growth and opportunity in South Asia. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa told The Nikkei that he sees his country continuing on its upward trajectory. [6]

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankans today voted in a heated presidential election that pitted Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is seeking a record third term, against friend-turned-foe Maithripala Sirisena. [7]

COLOMBO -- Mahinda Rajapaksa, South Asia's longest-serving leader, conceded defeat Friday in the Sri Lankan presidential election amid signs of a clear victory for his challenger and former ally Maithripala Sirisena . [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-07-13 · 69% match

Sri Lanka rages at PM after President Rajapaksa flees to Maldives

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives early on Wednesday, hours before he was due to submit his resignation and while many of the protesters who had pressured him for months were asleep.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-09-23 · 67% match

Rajapaksa Criticizes UN Findings on Sri Lanka War Crimes

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa criticized on Tuesday the findings of a UN probe into war crimes and called on the government to reject the report, which called for suspects to be prosecuted by a hybrid court with internation

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-05-09 · 66% match

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa tenders resignation as economy burns

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday submitted his resignation, the veteran politician confirmed on his Twitter account.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-01-15 · 75% match

New Sri Lanka Government Calls for Rajapaksa ‘Conspiracy’ Probe

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s new government on Wednesday asked the police to investigate what it called a “diabolical conspiracy” by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa to hold on to power even after he was defeated in an election last week.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-08-18 · 75% match

Early Results in Sri Lanka Vote Show Rajapaksa Falling Short

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s bid to stage a political comeback in Sri Lanka appeared destined to fail as early general election results on Tuesday showed the alliance that toppled him making gains.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-07-31 · 75% match

Sri Lanka ready to shine on world stage: President Rajapaksa

COLOMBO -- Since emerging from decades of civil war, Sri Lanka has become a beacon of growth and opportunity in South Asia. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa told The Nikkei that he sees his country continuing on its upward trajectory.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-01-08 · 75% match

Incumbent Rajapaksa up against former ally Sirisena

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankans today voted in a heated presidential election that pitted Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is seeking a record third term, against friend-turned-foe Maithripala Sirisena.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-01-09 · 75% match

Incumbent Rajapaksa concedes defeat

COLOMBO -- Mahinda Rajapaksa, South Asia's longest-serving leader, conceded defeat Friday in the Sri Lankan presidential election amid signs of a clear victory for his challenger and former ally Maithripala Sirisena .

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-09-03 · 70% match

Sri Lanka's ex-president Rajapaksa returns from brief self-exile

COLOMBO -- Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled a country in crisis in July, returned late Friday night from Bangkok in an apparent end to his self-imposed exile.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-12-15 · 73% match

Sri Lanka's newly appointed PM Rajapaksa resigns amid government shut down fears

COLOMBO (Reuters) -- Sri Lanka's embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Saturday, only a month and a half after taking office and giving the country's president political space to prevent an imminent government shutdown.

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