China News Service, August 11. According to Singapore's "The Straits Times" report, on August 11 local time, former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
According to reports, according to the visa-free agreement between the two countries, as a Sri Lankan diplomatic passport holder, Rajapaksa can enter Thailand visa-free for 90 days.
Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani said recently that the former Sri Lankan president's trip to Thailand was a short-term stay and did not seek political asylum.
According to previous reports, on July 9, large-scale demonstrations took place in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
On July 13, Rajapaksa left Sri Lanka on a military plane and arrived in the Maldives. On July 14, he entered Singapore as a private visit. After that, his Singapore short-term visit visa was extended for 14 days to August 11.