China has said it is blacklisting seven Taiwan officials over their alleged support for the self-ruled island’s independence.
The group will be banned from entering mainland China and the territories of Hong Kong and Macau, and restricted from working with Chinese officials, state news agency Xinhua said, citing a spokesperson from the Taiwan Work Office of the ruling communist party.
The seven officials targeted by Beijing include Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan’s representative in the United States.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been assigned a gas cylinder as the symbol to contest the presidential election as an independent candidate.
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The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered the Election Commission to immediately proceed with the postponed Local Government Elections.
Ratnapura District Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Thalatha Athukorala has informed Parliament that she decides to resign from her position as Member of Parliament.
A number of political figures, including Members of Parliament, former ministers, ex-parliamentarians, and politicians from various parties, have announced their support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming presidential election.
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