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I've been stuck on a tiny Pacific island for years and can't
Headline: Ruchira Ranasingha, a 50-year-old Sri Lanka expatriate, has been stuck in Cook Islands for three years without a transit visa to fly home. She is desperate to return to Sri Lanka. She has offered to handcuff, gag and bind herself and has even threatened to leave the Cook Islands with.
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Published 31 Oct 2026, 23:06 UTC · Updated 31 Oct 2026, 23:14 UTC
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