Tessa Wong in Colombo & Matt MurphyBBC NewsPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over the island's economic crisis.The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials.The president has pledged to resign by Wednesday, but an official resignation letter
Sri Lanka protests Highlights: The leaders of the anti-government protest movement in Sri Lanka, who have prompted the president and prime minister flee their official residences, Sunday said they will occupy the mansions until the two quit office. “The president has to resign, the prime minister has to resign and the government has to go,”
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Wednesday 27th July, 2022 President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced, in a gazette notification, the scopes and functions of the new ministers, and taken over the ministries to which Cabinet members have not yet been appointed. Thus, he is the Minister in charge of Finance, Defence, Technology, Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment, Ports, Shipping and […]