{"id":53132,"date":"2022-07-27T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=53132"},"modified":"2022-07-27T16:49:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T11:49:24","slug":"singapore-extends-stay-of-sri-lankas-rajapaksa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/singapore-extends-stay-of-sri-lankas-rajapaksa\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore extends stay of Sri Lanka&#8217;s Rajapaksa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLOMBO 27 July (Online): Singapore has permitted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the island republic for an additional 14 days, two sources familiar with the matter told on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A short-term visit pass issued when Rajapaksa arrived on a private visit two weeks ago has been extended, two separate sources in Colombo and Singapore, both with knowledge of the matter, told.<\/p>\n<p>Rajapaksa is now able to stay in Singapore until August 11.<\/p>\n<p>The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority in Singapore did not respond to a request for confirmation on the extension of stay.<\/p>\n<p>Rajapaksa landed in Singapore on July 14, a day after fleeing his crisis-ridden country via Maldives and following a popular uprising that forced him to resign as president.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the Singapore government said he had not been granted asylum, and was in the country on a private visit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is my belief he may eventually consider returning to Sri Lanka but there is no definite political or other stance on this,&#8221; Sri Lankan government spokesperson Bandula Gunwardena said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as president following a victory in a parliamentary vote after Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned.<\/p>\n<p>The country of 22 million people has been crippled by a devastating economic crisis for several months, with shortages of fuel, food and other necessities as foreign exchange reserves needed for essential imports dropped to record lows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLOMBO 27 July (Online): Singapore has permitted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the island republic for an additional 14 days, two sources familiar with the matter told on Wednesday. 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