who wins his seventh wimbledon men s singles title. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and 4.30am in colombo, sri lanka where protestors have been celebrating what they believe to be the toppling of the country s leadership. president rajapaksa whose family has dominated sri lankan politics for the best part of two decades has announced he will step down on wednesday. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from inside the presidential palace, which is still overrun by protesters. these scenes would have been unthinkable days ago. sri lanka s seat of presidential power now a sightseeing destination. security nowhere to be seen, as thousands push their way into a palace taken over by protesters. this is a really surreal moment for sri lanka. a building that is normally heavily fortified, now a free for all. at president rajapaksa s private pool, we meet carpenter ruan chiminda, who s taking a dip,
welcome to newsday we start with breaking news. it s six am in singapore and three thirty am in sri lanka where injust the last hour the bbc has confirmed that sri lanka s president gotabaya rajapaksa has left the country days after popular protests forced him to abandon his official residence and after several earlier failed attempts to leave. he left by plane. his destination is not clear, but it s understood he had earlier tried to travel to the united arab emirates. president rajapaksa had promised to resign, but by remaining in position, he kept his immunity from prosecution. many sri lankans blame him for the economic crisis which has crippled their country leaving it short of funds to buy medicines or fuel. i m joined now by david brewster, a specialist in sri lankan politics with the australia national university. great university. to get you on the program, david. great to get you on the program, david. just to start by saying, the dramatic developments we ve h
welcome to newsday. it s seven am in singapore and fourthirty am in sri lanka the bbc has confirmed that sri lanka s president gotabaya rajapaksa has left the country days after popular protests forced him to abandon his official residence and after several earlier failed attempts to leave. he left by plane. his destination is not clear but it s understood he had his but it s understood he had brotherformerfinance minister his brotherformerfinance minister has also left the country. president gotabaya country. president gota baya rajapaksa country. president gotabaya rajapaksa had promised to resign but remaining in position he kept his immunity from prosecution. many sri lankans blame him for the economic crisis which has crippled their country leaving it short of funds to buy medicines or fuel. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was with protestors outside the presidential palace in colombo when the news of president rajapaksa s departure was made public. there
with 11 mps, and counting, eyeing up the top job. and in tennis victory is sweet for novak djokovic, who wins his seventh wimbledon men s singles title. voice-over: live voice over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 5:30 in the morning in colombo, sri lanka where protestors have been celebrating what they believe to be the toppling of the country s leadership. president rajapaksa whose family has dominated sri lankan politics for the best part of two decades has announced he will step down on wednesday. our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports from inside the presidential palace which is still overrun by protesters. these scenes would have been unthinkable days ago. sri lanka s seat of presidential power now a sightseeing destination. security nowhere to be seen, as thousands push their way into a palace taken over by protesters. this is a really surreal moment for sri lanka
here in the uk, candidates are lining up in their bid to take over from borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. magnificent seven for novak djokovic as he overpowers nick kyrgios to maintain his domination of wimbledon. thanks forjoining us. the speaker of sri lanka s parliament has said that president gotobaya rajapaksa is no longer in the country but should return by wednesday when he has promised to resign. the president fled when huge crowds stormed his palace and set fire to the residence of the prime minister, in protests against corruption and economic mismanagement. hundreds are still in the presidential house and grounds. they say they won t leave until mr rajapaska has gone. our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports from colombo. these scenes would have been unthinkable days ago. sri lanka s seat of presidential power now a sightseeing destination. security nowhere to be seen, as thousands push their way into a palace