Ex-Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in Thailand | World News

Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand Thursday night following his departure from Singapore.

Rajapaksa was granted entry into Thailand following a request from the Sri Lankan authorities, NewsWire reported.

He left Singapore on Thursday after practically a month's keep in Singapore. The previous president was issued a 14-day go to go when he arrived on the Changi Airport in Singapore from the Maldives final month and he was allowed to remain there for 2 weeks.

In the meantime, Thailand has denied studies that the previous Sri Lankan President has sought asylum within the nation. The Thailand International Ministry mentioned it obtained a request from Rajapaksa to go to the nation with no intention of in search of political asylum.

"Thailand noticed no drawback with Rajapaksa getting into on a diplomatic passport, which might enable him to remain 90 days," Every day Mirror reported, quoting Thailand Ministry spokesperson Tanee Sangrat as saying.

Thailand can be the second Southeast Asian nation after the Maldives that Rajapaksa is in search of momentary shelter in after fleeing his island nation final month amid mass protests.

Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena introduced the official resignation of Rajapaksa on July 15.

After the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as President of Sri Lanka on July 21 in Parliament.

Wickremesinghe was earlier appointed as interim president of Sri Lanka as Rajapaksa fled overseas after his palace was stormed by offended protesters amid the unprecedented financial disaster.

Sri Lanka continues to face a extreme scarcity of gasoline and different important provides and is within the throes of its worst-ever financial disaster with hovering inflation. The oil provide scarcity has compelled faculties and authorities places of work to shut till additional discover. The folks of the island nation predict the IMF to offer a bailout package deal.

Sri Lanka has been going through its worst financial disaster since its independence.