Why Sri Lanka needs a People’s Council
The legal community, most of them, accepted the Aragalaya and stood by it when the police began the current suppression.
The legal community, most of them, accepted the Aragalaya and stood by it when the police began the current suppression.
"Gotabaya should return to the country and people will welcome him but he would not continue in politics as he is not suitable," Weeratunga, who was critical of the role of Gotabaya as a President, told media.
The ousted President holds a diplomatic passport that allows him entry into Thailand for 90 days.
It is essential that it does or else the hope of political stability and getting out of the economic pit will prove to be elusive.
The legal complaint states that Gotabaya Rajapaksa committed violations of international humanitarian law and international criminal law during the civil war in Sri Lanka.
Instead of finding solutions to the power and energy crises, the government has resorted to the divestiture of state assets.
A team from the International Monetary Fund is visiting Sri Lanka to hold talks on a $3-billion bailout package.
On the island of Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has become that nightmare for its people, just two years after he was elected as head of state, a feat not easily achieved.
In Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has become that nightmare for its people, just two years after he was elected as head of state, a feat not easily achieved.
Foreign envoys to Sri Lanka and rights groups on Saturday expressed concern over the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
