Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has announced his candidacy for the Presidential elections.
He has made the announcement in a X message (formerly Twitter).
His announcement said:
“I wish to announce my Presidential Candidacy to the people of Sri Lanka.
For 76 years, we have been led by an inept political group that has led us to bankruptcy.
For Sri Lanka to grow, we need to #CrushCorruption
We need to leverage our natural resources to boost income generation.
This is my formal and official announcement as the presidential candidate of Sri Lanka for the 2024 Presidential Election.
I invite every Sri Lankan to join me to take Sri Lanka forward.”
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
Leave Comments