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Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa, after staying in Singapore for nearly two weeks, has the harbinger of returning home!
The validity of his new short-term tourist visa has been extended by an additional 14 days, which means that Japaksa has renewed his visa!
However, Sri Lankan cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on July 26 that —
"As far as I know, he (Rajapaksa) is expected to be back."
He did not know when the former president would return, but stressed that Rajapaksa had not gone into hiding or gone into exile.
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Rajapaksa protesters accuse him of a series of wrongdoings that have led the country to face economic collapse, shrinking foreign exchange reserves and soaring inflation.
He resigned on July 15 after arriving in Singapore, and his ally Wickremesinghe was voted the new president by lawmakers last week.
Viklemasingha served as Sri Lanka's prime minister six times.
Sri Lankan government officials said it was revealed that Rajapaksa wanted to return home as soon as possible and was eager to live again in his private residence on the outskirts of Colombo, sri Lanka's capital...
(Rajapaksa wants to live in his hometown mansion, and it seems that the days of "escape" are not good!) Even in Singapore, it's not as good as your own mansion! ）
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However, Rajapaksa's private mansion has long been "captured".
On July 9, thousands of protesters stormed president Rajapaksa's official residence and mansion in the capital, Colombo, demanding that the president step down.
According to protesters, they found huge sums of cash in the president's mansion, totalling up to Rs 17.8 million.
There are also rumors online that protesters are sitting around the presidential palace counting bills, with a lot of cash on the ornate carpet next to it, and some people are watching the filming, and the money is reportedly handed over to the security services.
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Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. The cause of the crisis is the shortage of foreign exchange caused by the epidemic hitting the tourism industry. There is currently a severe shortage of food, necessities, fuel and natural gas in the country, and power outages continue in many areas.
Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military plane on 13 July, before flying to Singapore on 14 July.
Rajapaksa was granted a short-term tourist visa for a private visit to Singapore, which was valid for 14 days at the time. His short-term tourist visa has now been extended for an additional 14 days and expires on August 11.
Sri Lankan travellers entering Singapore for social visits are generally granted short-term tourist visas valid for up to 30 days. After the expiration of the period, you can apply online for an extension of the short-term tourist visa, and the Immigration and Checkpoints Bureau will assess whether to approve the extension application on the basis of the specific circumstances of each application.
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