SRI LANKA PRESIDENT’S BROTHER TRIES TO FLEE SRI LANKA, STOPPED FROM BOARDING FLIGHT

Tue 12July 2022: Sri Lankan immigration officials say they have prevented the president’s brother and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from flying out of the country, as anger rises against the powerful family for a debilitating economic crisis. It was not immediately clear where Rajapaksa, who also holds United States citizenship, was trying to go. He resigned as … Continue reading SRI LANKA PRESIDENT’S BROTHER TRIES TO FLEE SRI LANKA, STOPPED FROM BOARDING FLIGHT