{"id":740858,"date":"2022-07-12T05:59:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T05:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianage.com\/world\/south-asia\/120722\/sri-lanka-president-gotabaya-rajapaksa-hits-airport-standoff-in-escape-attempt.html"},"modified":"2022-07-12T05:59:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T05:59:39","slug":"sri-lanka-president-gotabaya-rajapaksa-hits-airport-standoff-in-escape-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/07\/12\/sri-lanka-president-gotabaya-rajapaksa-hits-airport-standoff-in-escape-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa hits airport standoff in escape attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"Gotabaya Rajapaksa has promised to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a 'peaceful transition of power'\n