Sri Lanka crisis: Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa barred from leaving the country
The ruling comes days after former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from the country amid the deepening economic and political crisis.
Jul 15, 2022, 17:28 PM IST
Sri Lanka crisis: Airport staff stop ex-finance minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving country
Basil, a US passport holder, resigned as finance minister in early April as street protests intensified against shortages of fuel, food and other necessities and quit his seat in parliament in June.
Jul 12, 2022, 12:53 PM IST
DNA: Another member of Rajapaksa family joins Sri Lankan cabinet
Another member of the Rajapaksa family has joined the Sri Lankan cabinet. Basil Rajapaksa was sworn in as the Finance Minister of Sri Lanka on Thursday. In such a situation, now the Rajapaksa family's hold on power has become stronger.
Jul 09, 2021, 12:16 PM IST
