Top Stories
MINISTER: SRI LANKAN LEADER OK’D FOR 3RD CAMPAIGN
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – A Cabinet minister says Sri Lanka’s highest court has found no impediment to President Mahinda Rajapaksa seeking an unprecedented third term in office.
Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva announced the Supreme Court opinion in Parliament on Tuesday. The country’s constitution was changed to scrap a two-term limit. Opinion was divided over whether the change applied to Rajapaksa or would only apply to his successors.
Rajapaksa has said that he will announce a presidential election two years before the end of his second term.
-
Top Stories3 days ago
Dollar jumps, yen weakest since 1990 after strong U.S. retail sales
-
Top Stories4 days ago
Recruiter PageGroup’s quarterly profit slumps 13% as hiring remains subdued
-
Top Stories4 days ago
BNP Paribas to become top investor in Belgian insurer Ageas
-
Top Stories3 days ago
UK fintechs ask government for help to ease capital shortages