INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok on Thursday (Aug 11) for what Thai authorities said would be a temporary
comes as his visa in Singapore expires on the same day.The 73-year-old former president fled his island nation last month amid months-long
arrived in Singapore on July 14 and was granted a 14-day short-term visit pass
This was later extended until Aug 11, The Straits Times earlier reported.His arrival in Bangkok marks the second South-east Asian stop that
Mr Rajapaksa has made to seek refuge from the political turmoil in his homeland and the massive protests largely targeted at him.Thailand
received a request from the current Sri Lankan government to allow the former president entry into the kingdom, said Mr Tanee Sangrat,
long-standing and cordial ties between Thailand and Sri Lanka, he added.As a holder of a Sri Lankan diplomatic passport, Mr Rajapaksa can
temporary in nature with the aim of onward travel
Bangkok Post.On July 14, Mr Rajapaksa fled to Singapore via the Maldives, and then tendered his resignation soon after landing in Changi
Airport.Singapore authorities had said that the former president was allowed entry to the country on a private visit, and had not asked for,
nor was he granted asylum.His successor, Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe, was sworn in as acting president of Sri Lanka on July 15, with the support
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