(Bloomberg) -- Basil Rajapaksa, the former finance minister of Sri Lanka and brother of the outgoing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, attempted to leave the country early Tuesday but was turned back by ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) -The brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister, Basil Rajapaksa, said on Thursday he had resigned from parliament, the second from the influential ...

Sri Lankan immigration officials said on Tuesday they prevented the president's brother and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa from flying out of the country, as anger mounted against the ...

COLOMBO (IANS) – As Sri Lanka awaits the replacement for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, court orders have been sought to prevent him from leaving the country together with his two brothers — former ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Basil Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Sri Lanka’s president and the country’s former finance minister, said he resigned from Parliament on Thursday amid ...

Three brothers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa now hold top posts in his government. Two of his nephews have official positions, too. By Mujib Mashal The first attempt by a Rajapaksa to return to ...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned as prime minister last month after prolonged protests against the economic crisis turned deadly. The brother of Sri Lanka's ...

Immigration officer says under pressure to stop some departures Opposition to nominate leader Sajith Premadasa as next president Festive mood in PM's official residence occupied by protesters COLOMBO, ...