Sri Lanka latest updates: President hands in resignation

Gotabaya Rajapaksa speaks during the opening ceremony of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emailed his resignation shortly after reaching Singapore on Thursday, July 14, 2022 [Andy Buchanan/AP]
By Joseph Stepansky
Published On 14 Jul 2022
  • President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has emailed his resignation, a day after he fled Sri Lanka and shortly after he reached Singapore, a spokesman for the parliamentary speaker said.
  • Protesters have said they have decided to vacate some occupied buildings.