The former president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, wants to seek refuge in Thailand, another country in Southeast Asia, from Singapore. He can reach Thailand on Thursday. This information is known about the related sources.
According to reports, Gotabaya is seeking temporary refuge in Thailand. Before this, Rajapaksa sent his resignation letter to the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka immediately after arriving in Singapore on July 14. His resignation was formally accepted by the country’s parliament on July 15.
Gotabaya fled to the Maldives on July 13 in the face of widespread protests in Sri Lanka, which is facing an unprecedented economic crisis. After a day, go to Singapore from there. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has increased electricity tariff unprecedentedly. The government regulator Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has hiked electricity tariffs by 264 percent in a shock.
Source: Reuters news.
