Thursday, March 30, 2023

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‘Enormous challenge’ to conduct local polls: Sri Lankan official

It would be an “enormous challenge” for Sri Lanka to hold local polls in March as the country is facing a dire economic situation, a senior government official said on Tuesday.Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena told reporters here the government...

Gotabaya to return to Lanka from Singapore: Cabinet spokesman

Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not in hiding and is expected to return to the country from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday. Rajapaksa, 73, fled Sri Lanka after the July 9 uprising when people...