Sri Lanka's local government elections see NPP's consolidation of power, with voters eager for change and improved governance ...

Mahinda Rajapaksa, and their younger brother and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa were responsible for the country's ...

Three of the country's most powerful personalities -Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga - flew to New Delhi ...

During the unscheduled meeting they held with Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa last Tuesday, Mr. Chandrakanthan placed the TMVP demands that had prompted their decision. The main one was ...

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The protesters recovered 17.85 million Sri Lankan Rupees inside Gotabaya Rajapaksa's mansion which were later handed over to the police. Sri Lanka court extends travel ban on Mahinda and Basil ...

In fact, all the Rajapaksa brothers — Mahinda, Gotabaya, Chamal and Basil — had declared not to contest the parliamentary election after decades-long representation. The heir to the Rajapaksa ...

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