THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA WANTS TO SPEND SOME TIME IN THAILAND

 


The present Sri Lankan government, according to foreign minister Don Pramudwinai, supported Gotabaya Rajapaksa's journey to Thailand and said the previous leader's diplomatic passport would allow him to stay for 90 days.

Rajapaksa, according to Thai authorities, would only be staying momentarily and had no intention of requesting political asylum.

Rajapaksa, according to Thai authorities, would only be staying momentarily and had no intention of requesting political asylum. (AP)

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former leader of Sri Lanka, is anticipated to land in Thailand and spend some time there before returning to his island homeland later this month amid widespread demonstrations.

PUBLISH WITH US Your Content: https://bit.ly/3pOkePK 

The former military officer, who is the first head of state in Sri Lanka to step down in the middle of his tenure, is anticipated to depart from Singapore on Thursday and arrive in Bangkok, according to two sources.

Rajapaksa, according to Thai authorities, would only be staying momentarily and had no intention of requesting political asylum.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha told reporters on Wednesday that "this is a humanitarian problem and there is an understanding that it is a temporary stay."

Rajapaksa was not permitted to engage in any political activity while in Thailand, according to Prayuth.

Don Pramudwinai, Sri Lanka's foreign minister, claimed Rajapaksa's journey to Thailand was supported by the present administration and that his diplomatic passport would allow him to stay for 90 days.

Since departing Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa has not made any public appearances or statements.

Following enormous turmoil over his administration's handling of the greatest economic crisis in seven decades and days after tens of thousands of protestors stormed the president's official mansion and office, Rajapaksa fled to Singapore on July 14 and abruptly resigned from office.

Covid-19, which harmed Sri Lanka's tourism-based economy and reduced remittances from abroad workers, rising oil costs, populist tax cuts, and a seven-month import restriction on chemical fertilisers last year that wreaked havoc on agriculture are some of the causes of the country's economic woes.

Hello, Reader!

Register with Industry Global News24 & Support the future of cogent journalism. One-time registration allows access to limitless articles free of cost! Click Here: https://bit.ly/3wwMB8Q


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

TEN ARE DETAINED IN SINGAPORE FOR SELLING ILLEGAL BUNKER FUEL

Image
  Ten persons have been detained by Singaporean police on suspicion of selling bunker fuel illegally. The arrests were made on August 4 during a joint operation with the Singapore Maritime and Port Authority by Police Coast Guard officers. Six of the crew members worked on a tugboat flying the flag of Singapore, and the other six worked on a tug with a foreign flag. According to preliminary investigations, the Singapore tug crew members sold Marine Gas Oil to the foreign-registered tug without the knowledge of their employer. As proof, the tugs and about $6,000 (SGD 8,000) in cash were taken. PUBLISH WITH US Your Content:  https://bit.ly/3pOkePK   The Singapore-flagged tug's crew was accused of charges that could result in a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail and a fine. The potential prison sentence for the other crew members is five years. The greatest bunkering hub in the world's largest bunkering hub, Singapore has demonstrated it will not hesitate to discipline or even p
Read more

ACTING PM UNVEILED A CRUCIAL NEW TOOL FOR DEFENCE RESEARCHERS

Image
  It's time for a new piece of cutting-edge technology to reach our shores after autonomous vehicles, robot dogs from Snowy Hydro, and now. A new supercomputer programme that is up to a million times quicker than a regular computer has been officially inaugurated by the acting prime minister and minister of defence Richard Marles. Defence experts will be able to analyse massive data sets and carry out complex calculations quickly thanks to the cutting-edge technology, which is the first of its type in Australia. This will help them handle some of the most challenging scientific and technical issues. The new device is expected to help us advance important AUKUS goals like nuclear-powered submarines, quantum technologies, and artificial intelligence by aiding in the design, development, and analysis of contemporary military systems and national security systems. PUBLISH WITH US Your Content:   https://bit.ly/3pOkePK The useful new tool, according to Mr Marles, will be essential for o
Read more

US MOBILE LAB TESTS COVID-19

Image
  Today, the United States Department of Health and Human Services handed over a mobile biosafety laboratory that had been donated by that institution to the Sindh Department of Health. The Sindh Department of Health in Pakistan was the recipient of a mobile biosafety laboratory that was presented by the United States government today. PUBLISH WITH US Your Content:  https://bit.ly/3pOkePK   This was done to improve the department's ability to diagnose COVID-19 and other communicable diseases, particularly in Pakistan's more remote areas, where there is only a limited capacity to monitor and test for potential outbreaks of infectious disease. This was done in order to improve the department's ability to diagnose COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. The precision of diagnoses will noticeably increase as a direct result of the use of this cutting-edge laboratory. In addition to this, the amount of time required to complete tests will be cut down, and the security of the m
Read more