Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa welcomed the move by President Sirisena to dissolve Parliament and hold general elections.
He took to his official Twitter handle to say ¨ A general election will truly establish the will of the people and make way for a stable country.¨
As leaders, it is our responsibility and obligation to give the people the opportunity to voice their opinions on the future of #SriLanka. A general election will truly establish the will of the people and make way for a stable country.
— Mahinda Rajapaksa (@PresRajapaksa) November 9, 2018
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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