World News - BANGKOK - Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok last night for what the Thai authorities said would be a temporary stay, after spending four weeks in Singapore following his ouster in mid-July. Mr Rajapaksa, 73, arrived at Don Mueang Airport. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his country a month ago, arrived in Bangkok on Thursday evening for what the Thai government says will be a temporary stay.
Bangkok marks the second South-east Asian stop that Mr Rajapaksa has made to seek refuge from the political turmoil in his homeland. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE/BANGKOK, Aug 11: Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday on a charter flight for a temporary stay before seeking permanent asylum in another country after his short-term visit pass expired in Singapore, according to a media report. Rajapaksa is believed to have arrived at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport around 8 pm Bangkok time from Singapore’s Seletar Airport earlier in the evening, The Straits Times newspaper reported. Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok on the same day that […]