[ad_1] President Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he arrives at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming Presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the front runner in the Presidential poll scheduled for next…
[ad_1] President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses his supporters after submitting his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters COLOMBO As many as 39 presidential aspirants will contest a crucial poll in Sri Lanka on September 21, the Election Commission said…
[ad_1] Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: N. Ram COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has drawn sharp criticism over his government’s defiant response to a recent Supreme Court decision, which senior lawyers and critics say, amounts to “wilful disregard” of the Constitution. The attack comes in the wake of an interim order issued by…
