COLOMBO (News 1st); The Foreign Ministry of Singapore confirms that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been allowed entry into Singapore on a private visit.

The Foreign Ministry Further adds that he has neither asked for asylum and nor has Singapore granted any.

Singapore generally does not grant asylum, the statement by the Singapore Foreign Ministry adds.

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