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Tag: Basil Rajapaksa

Basil granted permission by court to travel overseas for treatment
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Basil granted permission by court to travel overseas for treatment

Former Economic Affairs Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been granted approval by the Colombo High Court to travel overseas to obtain medical…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/07/2018
Basil lays down conditions for Group of 16
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Basil lays down conditions for Group of 16

Former Minister and theoretician of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Basil Rajapaksa has laid down a condition for the…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/06/2018
Gotabhaya is not a suitable candidate for presidency from JO – MP Vasudeva
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Gotabhaya is not a suitable candidate for presidency from JO – MP Vasudeva

Joint Opposition Parliamentarian Vasudeva Nanayakkara says that former defense secretary and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s younger brother Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/05/2018
Gota is ahead of Basil – John
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Gota is ahead of Basil – John

UPFA MP John Seneviratne, who is a member of the Group of 16 SLFP MPs who recently quit the government,…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/05/2018
Basil’s enjoining order extended
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Basil’s enjoining order extended

An enjoining order preventing the hearing of a case filed against former Minister Basil Rajapaksa before the Colombo High Court…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/05/2018
Pohottuwa in crisis over presidential candidate
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Pohottuwa in crisis over presidential candidate

The SLPP (Phottouwa party) is currently facing an internal crisis over the selecting a candidate for the next presidential election.…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/05/2018
AG recommends Govt:Maintain Vilaithikulam Reserve as it was before destruction Says, it is clear the project was not meant for genuine IDPs
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AG recommends Govt:Maintain Vilaithikulam Reserve as it was before destruction Says, it is clear the project was not meant for genuine IDPs

By Gagani Weerakoon ‘Protect Wilpattu’ has been the most sought-after slogan of many so-called environment lovers, activists and dedicated ‘keyboard…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/12/2017

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